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Publication date: 2025-11-07

Last updated on: 2025-11-12

Assigner: General Electric (Gas Power)

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in GE Vernova Smallworld on Windows, Linux allows File Manipulation.This issue affects Smallworld: 5.3.5. and previous versions.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-07

Last Modified

2025-11-12

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-07

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-7719

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ge	vernova_smallworld	5.3.5
ge	vernova_smallworld	5.36.3
ge	vernova_smallworld	5.3.6

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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 a Path Traversal issue in GE Vernova Smallworld on Windows and Linux. It allows an attacker to manipulate file paths to access files and directories outside the intended restricted directory, potentially leading to unauthorized file manipulation. It affects Smallworld version 5.3.5 and earlier.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker with limited privileges to access or modify files outside of the intended directory, which may lead to unauthorized data access, data corruption, or disruption of system operations.

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