CVE-2025-52450
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Publication date: 2025-08-22

Last updated on: 2025-10-31

Assigner: Salesforce, Inc.

Description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Salesforce Tableau Server on Windows, Linux (abdoc api - create-data-source-from-file-upload modules) allows Absolute Path Traversal.This issue affects Tableau Server: before 2025.1.3, before 2024.2.12, before 2023.3.19.
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Published
2025-08-22
Last Modified
2025-10-31
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2026-06-16
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2025-08-22
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-52450
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Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
tableau tableau_server to 2023.3.19 (exc)
tableau tableau_server From 2024.2 (inc) to 2024.2.12 (exc)
tableau tableau_server From 2025.1 (inc) to 2025.1.3 (exc)
microsoft windows *
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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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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory, also known as a 'Path Traversal' vulnerability, in Salesforce Tableau Server on Windows and Linux. It occurs in the abdoc api - create-data-source-from-file-upload modules and allows an attacker to perform Absolute Path Traversal, potentially accessing files outside the intended restricted directories.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker to access or manipulate files outside of the intended restricted directories on the server, which may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or system files, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the Tableau Server environment.

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