Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability in Waterfall WF-500 RX Host by Nozomi Networks
CVE-2025-41280

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Waterfall

Status
Wf-500
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 May 2026

What is CVE-2025-41280?

A relative path traversal vulnerability, designated as CWE-23, has been detected in the Waterfall WF-500 RX Host. This flaw permits unauthorized execution of code on the RX Host by an attacker who gains access to the TX Host. This is facilitated when a MySQL connector is configured, and file compression is enabled, potentially allowing the attacker to exploit this weakness and execute malicious commands.

Affected Version(s)

WF-500 0 <= 7.9.1.0 R2502171040

References

https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisor...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Luca Borzacchiello at Nozomi Networks
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