CVE-2025-9801

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2025-11-14. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.7%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

An upstream fix is merged but not yet released — mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation) until the release ships, then apply it.

A security vulnerability has been detected in SimStudioAI sim up to ed9b9ad83f1a7c61f4392787fb51837d34eeb0af. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product follows a rolling release approach for continuous delivery, so version details for affected or updated releases are not provided. The identifier of the patch is 45372aece5e05e04b417442417416a52e90ba174. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
52
EG Risk 52/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
EPSS PROB
0.7%
EPSS %ILE
52nd
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 1, 2025

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

[BUG] Arbitrary File Deletion · Issue #959 · simstudioai/sim · GitHub

https://github.com/simstudioai/sim/issues/959#issuecomment-3221311557
generic

[BUG] Arbitrary File Deletion · Issue #959 · simstudioai/sim · GitHub

https://github.com/simstudioai/sim/issues/959#issue-3320697951
generic

[BUG] Arbitrary File Deletion · Issue #959 · simstudioai/sim · GitHub

https://github.com/simstudioai/sim/issues/959
github_commit

commit 45372aece5e0 (simstudioai/sim)

Fix landed in simstudioai/sim commit 45372aece5e0 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/simstudioai/sim/commit/45372aece5e05e04b417442417416a52e90ba174

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-9801?
CVE-2025-9801 is a high vulnerability published on September 1, 2025. A security vulnerability has been detected in SimStudioAI sim up to ed9b9ad83f1a7c61f4392787fb51837d34eeb0af. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and…
When was CVE-2025-9801 disclosed?
CVE-2025-9801 was first published on September 1, 2025, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-9801 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-9801 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (52nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-9801?
CVE-2025-9801 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-9801?
An upstream fix for CVE-2025-9801 has been merged but is not yet in a tagged release. Until it ships, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation, then update to the release that contains the fix.

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