Path Traversal Vulnerability in Q-Free MaxTime Software
CVE-2025-26356

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Q-free

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 February 2025

What is CVE-2025-26356?

The vulnerability allows an authenticated remote attacker to exploit a path traversal flaw in Q-Free MaxTime, specifically in the maxtime/api/database/database.lua file through the setActive endpoint. By sending specially crafted HTTP requests, an attacker may overwrite sensitive files, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data loss.

Affected Version(s)

MaxTime 0 <= 2.11.0

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Diego Giubertoni of Nozomi Networks found this bug during a security research activity.
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