Dromara RuoYi-Vue-Plus up to 5.5.1 snailjob check-node-expression File path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dromara RuoYi-Vue-Plus up to 5.5.1. This issue affects the function File of the file /snail-job/workflow/check-node-expression of the component snailjob. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-66916. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Dromara RuoYi-Vue-Plus up to 5.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function File of the file /snail-job/workflow/check-node-expression of the component snailjob. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The snailjob component in RuoYi-Vue-Plus versions 5.5.1 and earlier, interface /snail-job/workflow/check-node-expression can execute QLExpress expressions, but it does not filter user input, allowing attackers to use the File class to perform arbitrary file reading and writing.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-66916 since 12/08/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/09/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Dromara

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• RuoYi-Vue-Plus

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• 5.5.0
• 5.5.1

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