Red Hat osim prior 2025.9.0 Nginx Configuration File $uri$args path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat osim and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Nginx Configuration File. This manipulation of the argument $uri$args causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-1616. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Red Hat osim and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Nginx Configuration File. The manipulation of the argument $uri$args 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. The summary by CVE is:

The $uri$args concatenation in nginx configuration file present in Open Security Issue Management (OSIM) prior v2025.9.0 allows path traversal attacks via query parameters.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-1616 since 01/29/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 03/11/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2025.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Red Hat

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• osim

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

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