{"id":53984,"date":"2025-06-22T05:13:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T05:13:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-01T12:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:49:08","slug":"cve-2025-36574-absolute-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-dell-s-wyse-management-suite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36574-absolute-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-dell-s-wyse-management-suite\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-36574: Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability in Dell&#8217;s Wyse Management Suite<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is an ever-evolving field with new vulnerabilities being discovered regularly. One such vulnerability, the CVE-2025-36574, has been identified in Dell\u2019s Wyse Management Suite, versions prior to WMS 5.2. This vulnerability presents a significant risk to organizations using these versions, as it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49136-critical-vulnerability-in-listmonk-allows-unauthorized-access-to-sensitive-environment-variables\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60387\">allow unauthenticated attackers with remote access<\/a> to potentially exploit the system, leading to unauthorized access and information disclosure.<br \/>\nThe importance of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30220-high-severity-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability-in-geoserver-geotools-and-geonetwork\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60588\">vulnerability is underscored by its high CVSS Severity<\/a> Score of 8.2, suggesting a high level of risk. Therefore, understanding the vulnerability, its potential impacts, and the necessary mitigation steps are crucial for those affected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-36574<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.2 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Information Disclosure, Unauthorized Access, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5901-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-t10-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60589\">Potential System<\/a> Compromise<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2189099293\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Dell Wyse Management Suite | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49137-critical-vulnerability-in-hax-cms-php-prior-to-version-11-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61980\">versions prior<\/a> to WMS 5.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-36574 vulnerability is an Absolute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33053-a-critical-vulnerability-enabling-external-control-of-file-name-or-path-in-webdav\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60831\">Path<\/a> Traversal vulnerability. In simple terms, this means that an attacker can manipulate a URL in such a way that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84740\">web application discloses sensitive files<\/a> that should otherwise be inaccessible.<br \/>\nIn the case of Dell&#8217;s Wyse Management Suite, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30184-unauthenticated-web-interface-access-vulnerability-in-cyberdata-011209-intercom\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60445\">unauthenticated attacker with remote access<\/a> could potentially manipulate the URL paths and directories to navigate beyond the root directory of the application. This could potentially expose sensitive data and system files, giving the attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42982-unauthorized-access-and-manipulation-in-sap-grc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60672\">unauthorized access<\/a> and potentially compromising the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3125842734\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker attempts to retrieve the Unix password file (&#8216;\/etc\/passwd&#8217;) by navigating up multiple directories. If successful, this exploit could reveal sensitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-41691-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-os4ed-open-source-information-system-community\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64177\">information about the system<\/a> and its users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first and most effective mitigation strategy for CVE-2025-36574 is to apply the vendor-provided patch. Dell has released WMS 5.2, which resolves this vulnerability.<br \/>\nHowever, if immediate patching is not feasible, temporary mitigation can be achieved by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These can be configured to detect and block attempts at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39473-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-webgeniuslab-seofy-core\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62020\">path traversal<\/a>. It&#8217;s crucial to remember, though, that this is just a temporary solution and eventually, the patch should be applied to completely remove the vulnerability.<br \/>\nIn the world of cybersecurity, staying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13786-critical-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-education-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92074\">educated and aware of current vulnerabilities<\/a> is paramount. By understanding the nature of CVE-2025-36574 and implementing the recommended mitigation strategies, you can protect your organization from data leakage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40912-critical-vulnerability-in-cryptx-for-perl-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60819\">potential system<\/a> compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is an ever-evolving field with new vulnerabilities being discovered regularly. One such vulnerability, the CVE-2025-36574, has been identified in Dell\u2019s Wyse Management Suite, versions prior to WMS 5.2. This vulnerability presents a significant risk to organizations using these versions, as it could allow unauthenticated attackers with remote access to potentially exploit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[85],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-53984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-directory-traversal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53984"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85281,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53984\/revisions\/85281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53984"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=53984"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=53984"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=53984"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=53984"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=53984"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=53984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}