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CVE-2025-12097

HIGHCVSS 8.7/10EPSS 0.52%

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CVE-2025-12097 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.7/10 on the CVSS scale. There is a relative path traversal vulnerability in the NI System Web Server that may result in information disclosure.  Successful exploitation requires an attacker to send a specially crafted request to the NI System Web Server, allowing the attacker to read arbitrary files. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

There is a relative path traversal vulnerability in the NI System Web Server that may result in information disclosure.  Successful exploitation requires an attacker to send a specially crafted request to the NI System Web Server, allowing the attacker to read arbitrary files.  This vulnerability existed in the NI System Web Server 2012 and prior versions.  It was fixed in 2013.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS 4.0
8.7/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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

EPSS Probability
0.52%

40.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

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Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-12097?
There is a relative path traversal vulnerability in the NI System Web Server that may result in information disclosure.  Successful exploitation requires an attacker to send a specially crafted request to the NI System Web Server, allowing the attacker to read arbitrary files.  This vulnerability existed in the NI System Web Server 2012 and prior versions.  It was fixed in 2013.
How severe is CVE-2025-12097?
CVE-2025-12097 has a CVSS score of 8.7/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-12097?
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Source: NVD / NIST