CVE Alert: CVE-2025-10951 – geyang – ml-logger

Risk verdict

High risk: unauthenticated remote path traversal with publicly available exploit; exposure should be treated as urgent if reachable from the internet.

Why this matters

Attackers can read arbitrary files from the host, potentially exposing credentials, configs or other sensitive data, or disrupt/log access. The vendor’s rolling-release approach means explicit versioned fixes may be unclear or slow to arrive, increasing the window of opportunity for exploitation.

Most likely attack path

No authentication or user interaction required; attacker can skein a crafted request to the vulnerable endpoint to manipulate a file parameter and traverse the filesystem. Low attacker effort and no privileges required heighten the chance of discovery and use, with potential impact across confidentiality, integrity and availability at the affected host.

Who is most exposed

Any deployment exposing the logging service endpoint to the internet or poorly segmented networks—common in cloud-native or containerised setups, CI/CD pipelines, or development/testing environments—presents the greatest risk.

Detection ideas

• Alerts for requests containing ../ or absolute paths targeting the file path parameter.
• Unusual access patterns: spikes in access to the endpoint from external IPs with path traversal signatures.
• Logs showing failed/odd file-path attempts or CTI IOCs related to known PoC activity.
• Increased error responses (400/500) linked to file-path manipulation attempts.
• Uncommon directory reads or file listings following a request to the endpoint.

Mitigation and prioritisation

• Apply a patch/upgrade when a fixed release is available; implement strict input validation on the file path (deny traversal sequences; canonicalise and constrain to safe directories).
• Implement WAF or API gateway rules to block path traversal patterns and enforce allowlists for the endpoint.
• Restrict network exposure: apply network ACLs, put behind authentication, or isolate the logging service from public networks.
• Add runtime mitigations: disable or tightly-scoped access to the file system paths used by the endpoint; enable robust monitoring and alerting.
• Change-management: schedule an urgent patch window; test compatibility in a staging environment; coordinate with deployment teams to avoid service disruption.