Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-44593

Halo prior to 2.20.13 allows bypassing file type detection and uploading malicious files such as .exe and .html files.

Published Sep 9, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 10, 2025 · Halo prior to 2.20.13

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-44593. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Halo prior to 2.20.13 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Halo prior to 2.20.13).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium6.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.26%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

Halo prior to 2.20.13 allows bypassing file type detection and uploading malicious files such as .exe and .html files. Specifically, .html files can trigger stored XSS vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.20.13

Are you affected?

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How to fix CVE-2025-44593

What to do

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

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-44593. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Halo prior to 2.20.13 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.26%. 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. Sep 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Halo prior to 2.20.13 allows bypassing file type detection and uploading malicious files such as .exe and .html files. Specifically, .html files can trigger stored XSS vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.20.13

  2. Sep 10, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Halo prior to 2.20.13 allows bypassing file type detection and uploading malicious files such as .exe and .html files. Specifically, .html files can trigger stored XSS vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.20.13

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-44593

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-44593

    30-day exploitation probability 0.26%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-27586

    Halo prior to 2.20.13 allows bypassing file type detection and uploading malicious files such as .exe and .html files. Specifically, .html files can trigger stored XSS vulnerabilities. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.20.13

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026