Path Traversal in WebSphere UpdateJRE REST API Allows Local Admin Elevation
CVE-2025-11565 Published on November 12, 2025
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists that could cause elevated system access when a Web Admin user on the local network tampers with the POST /REST/UpdateJRE request payload.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2025-11565 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-11565
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Affected Versions
Schneider Electric PowerChute™ Serial Shutdown Version Versions v1.3 and prior is affected by CVE-2025-11565Exploit Probability
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