---
id: CVE-2025-55017
title: >-
  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  vulnerability in Apache IoTDB.


  This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.6, from 1.0.0 before
  1.3.6.


  Users are recommended to upgrade to versio…
summary: >-
  Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  vulnerability in Apache IoTDB.


  This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.6, from 1.0.0 before
  1.3.6.


  Users are recommended to upgrade to versio…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-06-26'
updated: '2026-09-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-29T20:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55017'
references:
  - url: 'https://lists.apache.org/thread/lk08wlxq9sp64mo8hw6wvjxd3bh3lpqg'
    label: security@apache.org
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/09/2'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00537
epssPercentile: 0.42991
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T20:46:06.410Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache IoTDB.

This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 2.0.0 before 2.0.6, from 1.0.0 before 1.3.6.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.3.6 and 2.0.6, which fixes the issue.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.