CVE-2025-53880
susemanager-tftpsync-recv allows arbitrary file creation and deletion due to path traversal
CVE-2025-53880 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Suse Container Suse/manager/4.3/proxy-httpd:latest, published October 28, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.7 HighCVSS 4.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.29%EPSS, 21st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
A Path Traversal vulnerability in the tftpsync/add and tftpsync/delete scripts allows a remote attacker on an adjacent network to write or delete files on the filesystem with the privileges of the unprivileged wwwrun user. Although the endpoint is unauthenticated, access is restricted to a list of allowed IP addresses.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
release-notes-susemanager-proxySUSE:Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs | before 4.3.16.1-150400.3.101.2 | 4.3.16.1-150400.3.101.2 |
release-notes-susemanagerSUSE:Manager Server LTS 4.3 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs | before 4.3.16.1-150400.3.143.2 | 4.3.16.1-150400.3.143.2 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
susemanager-tftpsync-recv allows arbitrary file creation and deletion due to path traversal
A Path Traversal vulnerability in the tftpsync/add and tftpsync/delete scripts allows a remote attacker on an adjacent network to write or delete files on the filesystem with the privileges of the unprivileged wwwrun user. Although the endpoint is unauthenticated, access is restricted to a list of allowed IP addresses.
- Record
CVE-2025-53880- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-35
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-36998
A Path Traversal vulnerability in the tftpsync/add and tftpsync/delete scripts allows a remote attacker on an adjacent network to write or delete files on the filesystem with the privileges of the unprivileged wwwrun user. Although the endpoint is unauthenticated, access is restricted to a list of allowed IP addresses.
- Record
EUVD-2025-36998- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9pj-xp4g-3h2q
A Path Traversal vulnerability in the tftpsync/add and tftpsync/delete scripts allows a remote...
A Path Traversal vulnerability in the tftpsync/add and tftpsync/delete scripts allows a remote attacker on an adjacent network to write or delete files on the filesystem with the privileges of the unprivileged wwwrun user. Although the endpoint is unauthenticated, access is restricted to a list of allowed IP addresses.
- Record
GHSA-p9pj-xp4g-3h2q- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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 - Weakness
- CWE-35
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A Path Traversal vulnerability in the tftpsync/add and tftpsync/delete scripts allows a remote attacker on an adjacent network to write or delete files on the filesystem with the privileges of the unprivileged wwwrun user. Although the endpoint is unauthenticated, access is restricted to a list of allowed IP addresses.
- Record
CVE-2025-53880- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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 - Weakness
- CWE-35
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2025:3827-1No score
Security update 4.3.16.1 for SUSE Manager Server Release Notes
This update fixes the following issues:
release-notes-susemanager:
- Update to SUSE Manager 4.3.16.1
- CVEs Fixed: CVE-2025-53883, CVE-2025-53880, CVE-2025-53192
- Bugs mentioned: bsc#1246439, bsc#1246277, bsc#1248252
- Record
SUSE-SU-2025:3827-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.