CVE-2025-22240
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-06-13

Last updated on: 2025-06-16

Assigner: VMware

Description
Arbitrary directory creation or file deletion. In the find_file method of the GitFS class, a path is created using os.path.join using unvalidated input from the “tgt_env” variable. This can be exploited by an attacker to delete any file on the Master's process has permissions to.
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Published
2025-06-13
Last Modified
2025-06-16
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-06-13
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CWE ID Description
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.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability involves arbitrary directory creation or file deletion due to improper validation of input in the find_file method of the GitFS class. Specifically, the method uses os.path.join with unvalidated input from the 'tgt_env' variable, which an attacker can exploit to delete any file that the Master's process has permission to access.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can delete any file that the Master process has permissions to, potentially leading to loss of critical data, disruption of services, or compromise of system integrity.


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