The Takes web framework's TkFiles take thru 2.0-SNAPSHOT fails to canonicalize HTTP request paths before resolving them against the filesystem. A remote attacker can include ../ sequences in the request path to escape the configured base directory and read arbitrary files from the host system.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Xzzz111/public_cve_report/blob/main/CVE-2025-66905_report.md | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/yegor256/takes | Product |
Configurations
History
06 Jan 2026, 15:52
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:takes:tkfiles:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Takes
Takes tkfiles |
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| References | () https://github.com/Xzzz111/public_cve_report/blob/main/CVE-2025-66905_report.md - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/yegor256/takes - Product |
19 Dec 2025, 16:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-12-19 16:15
Updated : 2026-01-06 15:52
NVD link : CVE-2025-66905
Mitre link : CVE-2025-66905
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-66905
JSON object : View
Products Affected
takes
- tkfiles
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
