CVE-2025-25371: nasa core_flight_system Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-25371 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in nasa core_flight_system. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 25-03-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

NASA cFS (Core Flight System) Aquila is vulnerable to path traversal in the OSAL module, allowing the override of any arbitrary file on the system.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')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.