# CVE-2025-6152: Steel Browser files.routes.ts handleFileUpload path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-06-17 · Updated: 2025-06-17

## Affected

- Steel Browser: 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Steel Browser up to 0.1.3. This affects the function handleFileUpload of the file api/src/modules/files/files.routes.ts. The manipulation of the argument filename leads to path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The patch is named 7ba93a10000fb77ee01731478ef40551a27bd5b9. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Steel Browser, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.312627
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.312627
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.593060
- https://github.com/steel-dev/steel-browser/issues/129
- https://github.com/steel-dev/steel-browser/issues/129#issuecomment-2936052240
- https://github.com/steel-dev/steel-browser/commit/7ba93a10000fb77ee01731478ef40551a27bd5b9

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