---
id: CVE-2025-65713
aliases:
  - GHSA-pp3g-xmm4-5cw9
  - PYSEC-2026-1454
title: Home Assistant Core before is vulnerable to Directory Traversal
summary: Home Assistant Core before is vulnerable to Directory Traversal
severity: medium
vendor: homeassistant
product: homeassistant
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - homeassistant < 2025.8.0
patched:
  - homeassistant 2025.8.0
published: '2025-12-23'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pp3g-xmm4-5cw9'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65713'
  - url: 'https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/150046'
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/GenoWang/7359360285e0fe21a7a58d10ff71d032'
  - url: 'https://github.com/home-assistant/core'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/a4d12694dae82f10e2ca9c524e44a22ab7dacf66/homeassistant/components/downloader/services.py#L32
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/a4d12694dae82f10e2ca9c524e44a22ab7dacf66/homeassistant/util/__init__.py#L20
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/a4d12694dae82f10e2ca9c524e44a22ab7dacf66/homeassistant/util/__init__.py#L32-L38
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00405
epssPercentile: 0.34427
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:51.813Z'
---

## Overview

Home Assistant Core before v2025.8.0 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The Downloader integration does not fully validate file paths during concatenation, leaving a path traversal vulnerability.

## Affected packages

- `homeassistant < 2025.8.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `homeassistant 2025.8.0`