BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-10-07

Last updated on: 2025-10-10

Assigner: MITRE

Description

In Ankitects Anki before 25.02.6, crafted sound file references could cause files to be written to arbitrary locations on Windows and Linux (media file pathnames are not necessarily relative to the media folder).

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Meta Information

Published

2025-10-07

Last Modified

2025-10-10

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-07

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-62187

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ankitects	anki	to 25.02.6 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-23	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Ankitects Anki before version 25.02.6 allows crafted sound file references to cause files to be written to arbitrary locations on Windows and Linux systems. This happens because media file pathnames are not necessarily restricted to being relative to the media folder, enabling potential unauthorized file writes.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations on your system, which could lead to unauthorized modification or addition of files. Although the CVSS score is low, this could potentially be used to alter application behavior or system files, depending on the context and permissions.

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