CVE-2025-35430
CISA Thorium insecure downloaded file path validation
CISA Thorium does not adequately validate the paths of downloaded files via 'download_ephemeral' and 'download_children'. A remote, authenticated attacker could access arbitrary files subject to file system permissions. Fixed in 1.1.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
CISA Thorium insecure downloaded file path validation
CISA Thorium does not adequately validate the paths of downloaded files via 'download_ephemeral' and 'download_children'. A remote, authenticated attacker could access arbitrary files subject to file system permissions. Fixed in 1.1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-35430- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-29738
5.3
CISA Thorium does not adequately validate the paths of downloaded files via 'download_ephemeral' and 'download_children'. A remote, authenticated attacker could access arbitrary files subject to file system permissions. Fixed in 1.1.2.
- Record
EUVD-2025-29738- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-683m-m6wg-rhf3
5.3
CISA Thorium does not adequately validate the paths of downloaded files via 'download_ephemeral'...
CISA Thorium does not adequately validate the paths of downloaded files via 'download_ephemeral' and 'download_children'. A remote, authenticated attacker could access arbitrary files subject to file system permissions. Fixed in 1.1.2.
- Record
GHSA-683m-m6wg-rhf3- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
CISA Thorium does not adequately validate the paths of downloaded files via 'download_ephemeral' and 'download_children'. A remote, authenticated attacker could access arbitrary files subject to file system permissions. Fixed in 1.1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-35430- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
CISA Thorium insecure downloaded file path validation
CISA Thorium does not adequately validate the paths of downloaded files via 'download_ephemeral' and 'download_children'. A remote, authenticated attacker could access arbitrary files subject to file system permissions. Fixed in 1.1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-35430- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-35430 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Cisa Thorium, published September 17, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/cisagov/thorium/releases/tag/1.1.2
github.com/cisagov/thorium/blob/main/api/src/utils/bounder.rs
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-35430
raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-25-259-01.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-35430
github.com/advisories/GHSA-683m-m6wg-rhf3
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/35xxx/CVE-2025-35430.json