# CVE-2025-51463: Path Traversal in restore\_run\_backup() in AIM 3.28.0 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files to the server's filesystem via a craft

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-22 · Updated: 2025-07-22

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Path Traversal in restore_run_backup() in AIM 3.28.0 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files to the server's filesystem via a crafted backup tar file submitted to the run_instruction API, which is extracted without path validation during restoration.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim
- https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/pull/3327
- https://www.gecko.security/blog/cve-2025-51463

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