CVE-2025-58959
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in AmentoTech Taskbot taskbot allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Taskbot: from n/a through <= 6.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAmentoTech Taskbot taskbot versions through 6.4 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to use '..' sequences in file path inputs to access files outside the intended restricted directory.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Taskbot installationLocate the Taskbot application binary, service, or web deployment. Common locations include /opt/taskbot, /usr/local/taskbot, or within a web server's document root. Identify the executable or entry point.Affected if Taskbot is not installed on the system.
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Determine installed Taskbot versionRun 'taskbot --version', check the application banner on startup, or examine version information in the deployment package metadata. Compare the version number to the affected range (through 6.4).Affected if The installed version is 6.4 or lower.
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Verify file path input feature existsExamine Taskbot's available modules, commands, or API endpoints. Look for functionality that accepts file paths as input, such as file import, file processing, or file management features.Affected if The file path input feature is not present or not accessible.
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Check feature accessibilityDetermine whether the vulnerable file path input functionality is exposed via an unauthenticated endpoint, API, or command interface. Review access controls and network exposure settings.Affected if The file path input feature is exposed without proper authentication or access restrictions.
You are affected if Taskbot version 6.4 or lower is installed AND the file path input feature is accessible, allowing user-supplied paths that could be manipulated with '..' sequences.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImplement canonical path validation using realpath() or equivalent to resolve paths and verify they remain within allowed directories, combined with whitelist-based file access controls.
Taskbot version 6.5 or later
- 1. Obtain the latest version of AmentoTech Taskbot from the official vendor
- 2. Review the changelog or release notes for version 6.5 or later to confirm the path traversal vulnerability is fixed
- 3. Back up the current Taskbot installation and database before upgrading
- 4. Upgrade the Taskbot installation to version 6.5 or the latest available stable version
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful and test that file access is properly restricted
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-58959 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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