Email Security and management
CVE-2025-40605: Path Traversal in Email Security
A Path Traversal vulnerability has been identified in the Email Security appliance allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths by injecting crafted directory-traversal sequences (such as ../) and may access files and directories outside the intended restricted path.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Email Security (Linux, Windows) 10.0 | See the advisory |
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What it is
A Path Traversal vulnerability has been identified in the Email Security appliance allows an attacker to manipulate file system paths by injecting crafted directory-traversal sequences (such as ../) and may access files and directories outside the intended restricted path.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.