CVE-2025-6281
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 · uneditedA vulnerability has been found in OpenBMB XAgent up to 1.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /conv/community. The manipulation leads to path traversal. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
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 confidenceA path traversal vulnerability exists in the /conv/community endpoint of OpenBMB XAgent up to version 1.0.0, allowing attackers to manipulate file path parameters to access files outside the intended directory through directory traversal sequences.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0.0CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Verify OpenBMB XAgent installationCheck for XAgent installation directories or running processes. Common paths include /opt/xagent, ~/xagent, or check running processes with 'ps aux | grep -i xagent'Affected if XAgent is installed and running on the system
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Confirm installed versionCheck the version file, package.json, or running service version. Common commands: 'cat version', 'pip show xagent', or check the main executable's version flagAffected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.0 (the only affected version listed)
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Identify if /conv/community endpoint is exposedReview web server or API configuration files to determine if the /conv/community endpoint is exposed and accessible. Check reverse proxy or application routing configsAffected if The /conv/community endpoint is exposed and accessible from the network or untrusted input
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Check file path parameter handling in endpoint configInspect the application source code or configuration for the /conv/community endpoint to see if it accepts file path parameters without strict validationAffected if The endpoint accepts user-controlled file path parameters without input validation or path canonicalization
The environment is affected if OpenBMB XAgent version 1.0.0 is installed, the /conv/community endpoint is exposed, and that endpoint accepts file path parameters without validating or canonicalizing input to block traversal sequences like '../'
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.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version if available; otherwise, implement strict input validation and canonicalization on file path parameters in the affected endpoint to prevent traversal sequences like '../'. Apply least-privilege file system permissions.
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