rjarry aerc commands/msgview/open.go path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in rjarry aerc and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file commands/msgview/open.go. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-49466. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in rjarry aerc (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file commands/msgview/open.go. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-23. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

aerc before 93bec0d allows directory traversal in commands/msgview/open.go because of direct path concatenation of the name of an attachment part,

The advisory is shared for download at git.sr.ht. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-49466 since 06/05/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238452 (Fedora 41 : aerc (2025-5566a46596)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 2bbe75fe0bc87ab4c1e16c5a18c6200224391629/93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.sr.ht.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (238452) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-16956). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-23 / CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 238452
Nessus Name: Fedora 41 : aerc (2025-5566a46596)

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 2bbe75fe0bc87ab4c1e16c5a18c6200224391629/93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329

Timelineinfo

06/05/2025 🔍
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06/14/2025 +9 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 93bec0de8ed5ab3d6b1f01026fe2ef20fa154329
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-49466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-49466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311224
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2025 06:34
Updated: 06/14/2025 16:13
Changes: 06/05/2025 06:34 (63), 06/05/2025 06:35 (1), 06/05/2025 07:23 (1), 06/14/2025 16:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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