Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-65115

Path Traversal

Published
07 April 2026
Modified
07 April 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0061 48th percentile
Risk Priority 65 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2025-65115 is a high-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Hitachi (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 48th 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-2025-65115 is a remote code execution vulnerability (CWE-73) affecting multiple JP1/IT Desktop Management products on Windows, including JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager and JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Operations Director. Vulnerable versions of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager span from 13-50 before 13-50-02, 13-11 before 13-11-04, 13-10 before 13-10-07, 13-01 before 13-01-07, 13-00 before 13-00-05, 12-60 before 12-60-12, and 10-50 through 12-50-11. The same ranges apply to JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Operations Director, while legacy products such as Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager (10-50 through 10-50-11), JP1/IT Desktop Management - Manager and Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management - Manager (09-50 through 10-10-16), JP1/NETM/DM Manager and Client (09-00 through 10-20-02), and Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager and Client (09-00 through 09-51-13) are also impacted.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit it over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation enables high-impact outcomes, including unauthorized remote code execution with high effects on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Hitachi's security advisory (https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/software/security/info/vuls/hitachi-sec-2026-118/index.html) addresses the issue, with mitigation achieved by updating to patched versions beyond the specified vulnerable ranges, such as 13-50-02 or later for JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager on Windows, JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Operations Director on Windows, Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager on Windows, JP1/IT Desktop Management - Manager on Windows,…

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Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management - Manager on Windows, JP1/NETM/DM Manager on Windows, JP1/NETM/DM Client on Windows, Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager on Windows, Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client on Windows.This issue affects JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager: from 13-50 before 13-50-02, from 13-11 before 13-11-04, from 13-10 before 13-10-07, from 13-01 before 13-01-07, from 13-00 before 13-00-05, from 12-60 before 12-60-12, from 10-50 through 12-50-11; JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Operations Director: from 13-50 before 13-50-02, from 13-11 before 13-11-04, from 13-10 before 13-10-07, from 13-01 before 13-01-07, from 13-00 before 13-00-05, from 12-60 before 12-60-12, from 10-50 through 12-50-11; Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager: from 10-50 through 10-50-11; JP1/IT Desktop Management - Manager: from 09-50 through 10-10-16; Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management - Manager: from 09-50 through 10-10-16; JP1/NETM/DM Manager: from 09-00 through 10-20-02; JP1/NETM/DM Client: from 09-00 through 10-20-02; Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager: from 09-00 through 09-51-13; Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client: from 09-00 through 09-51-13.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

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.
T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
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.
T1574.007 Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable Stealth
Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking environment variables used to load libraries.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

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

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Input validation directly rejects or sanitizes untrusted path strings before they reach filesystem operations.

Enforces authorization checks on the actual resource accessed, blocking unauthorized files even when a malicious path is supplied.

Least-privilege limits the set of files or directories any subject can affect, shrinking the blast radius of a path-control flaw.

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.AA-05 partial match
prevents

Least-privilege file authorization directly limits damage from externally controlled paths.

PR.PS-06 partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices include input validation and path sanitization that eliminate this weakness.

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.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent external file/path manipulation.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against untrusted input influencing file operations.

prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage unsafe path construction but do not prescribe concrete file-name controls.

prevents

Secure coding standards require canonicalization, allow-listing, and bounds checks on file paths, directly eliminating CWE-73.

finds

Security testing can detect path-traversal issues but does not itself implement preventive controls.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, indirectly reducing impact of path manipulation.

References