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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-40629

PNETLab 4.2.10 does not properly sanitize user inputs in its file access mechanisms.

Published May 16, 2025 · catalog updated May 16, 2025 · PNETLab PNETLab

Check this week

CVE-2025-40629 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 83.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run PNETLab PNETLab.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
83.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor PNETLab PNETLab 4.2.10

PNETLab 4.2.10 does not properly sanitize user inputs in its file access mechanisms. This allows attackers to perform directory traversal by manipulating file paths in HTTP requests. Specifically, the application is vulnerable to requests that access sensitive files outside the intended directory.

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  • vendor PNETLab PNETLab 4.2.104.2.10

How to fix CVE-2025-40629

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-40629 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 83.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run PNETLab PNETLab.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with PNETLab PNETLab 4.2.10 4.2.10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 83.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    PNETLab 4.2.10 does not properly sanitize user inputs in its file access mechanisms. This allows attackers to perform directory traversal by manipulating file paths in HTTP requests. Specifically, the application is vulnerable to requests that access sensitive files outside the intended directory.

  2. May 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    PNETLab 4.2.10 does not properly sanitize user inputs in its file access mechanisms. This allows attackers to perform directory traversal by manipulating file paths in HTTP requests. Specifically, the application is vulnerable to requests that access sensitive files outside the intended directory.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-40629

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-15442

    PNETLab 4.2.10 does not properly sanitize user inputs in its file access mechanisms. This allows attackers to perform directory traversal by manipulating file paths in HTTP requests. Specifically, the application is vulnerable to requests that access sensitive files outside the i

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 16, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.