CVE-2025-27920
Actively exploited. CVE-2025-27920 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-05-19) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Srimax Output Messenger contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to access sensitive files outside the intended directory, potentially leading to configuration leakage or arbitrary file access.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A directory traversal vulnerability allows access to sensitive files outside the intended directory.
- Who is affected
- Users of Srimax Output Messenger who have the vulnerable version deployed.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required as the vulnerability is actively exploited and classified as critical.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of Output Messenger to mitigate the issue.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 76% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2025-27920: Srimax Output Messenger Directory Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-05-19
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