# CVE-2025-8356: Path Traversal leading to RCE

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-08
- CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1)
- EPSS: 19.4% (97th percentile)
- CWE: CWE-22, CWE-94

In Xerox FreeFlow Core version 8.0.4, an attacker can exploit a Path Traversal vulnerability to access unauthorized files on the server. This can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE), allowing the attacker to run arbitrary commands on the system.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | No public claim | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | No public claim | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2025-12-03 | 117 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2025-12-03 · new · rule 200007105
  > Added: signature 200007105 "Xerox FreeFlow Core Path Traversal" (Path Traversal, risk High), systems: ASP, ASP.NET. References: CVE-2025-8356.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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