Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-54317

Path Traversal

Published
20 July 2025
Modified
17 June 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 8.4
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0062 47th percentile
Risk Priority 57 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-54317 is a high-severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability in Logpoint (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 47th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-54317 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-23) affecting Logpoint versions before 7.6.0. The flaw exists in the Layout Template creation functionality, where an attacker with operator privileges can manipulate paths to access unauthorized locations, ultimately leading to remote code execution (RCE). Published on 2025-07-20, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for complete system compromise.

Exploitation requires an authenticated attacker possessing operator privileges, accessible over the network with low attack complexity but necessitating some user interaction. Upon successful exploitation, the attacker gains elevated privileges in a changed scope, achieving high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, including arbitrary code execution on the Logpoint server.

Logpoint's security advisories detail mitigation through upgrading to version 7.6.0 or later, which addresses the path traversal issue in Layout Templates. Practitioners should consult the primary advisory at https://servicedesk.logpoint.com/hc/en-us/articles/28685507675549-Path-Traversal-in-Layout-Templates-Allows-Remote-Code-Execution and the Product Security section at https://servicedesk.logpoint.com/hc/en-us/sections/7201103730845-Product-Security for patch deployment guidance and additional remediation steps.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue was discovered in Logpoint before 7.6.0. An attacker with operator privileges can exploit a path traversal vulnerability when creating a Layout Template, which can lead to remote code execution (RCE).

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

Logpoint
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Explicit validation of path inputs stops .. sequences from ever being interpreted by the file system.

Access enforcement directly blocks unauthorized file reads/writes that result from unresolved .. sequences.

Information-flow rules can be configured to reject traversals that would move data outside an approved directory boundary.

Least privilege reduces the set of reachable files even when a traversal succeeds.

Secure-engineering principles require safe pathname construction and input neutralization before any file operation.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that prevent relative traversal.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis, but does not itself implement the fix.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent relative path traversal.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against path traversal and other injection flaws.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include directory isolation and canonicalization, reducing but not eliminating traversal risk.

prevents

Secure coding standards require neutralizing path traversal sequences, directly addressing CWE-23.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, mitigating impact but not preventing the traversal flaw.

References