CVE-2025-10283: BBOT's Insufficient Sanitization Issues
Affects bbotSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.6 Critical : upgrade to 2.7.0 as a priority.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 07:30 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.7.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade bbot to 2.7.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Homebrewbbotpkg:brew/bbotOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
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Description
### Summary bbot's `gitdumper.py` insufficiently sanitises a `.git/config` file, leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE). bbot's `gitdumper.py` can be made to consume a malicious `.git/index` file, leading to arbitrary file write which can be used to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE). ### Impact A user who uses bbot to scan a malicious webserver may have arbitrary code executed on their system.
References
- github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot/security/advisories/GHSA-h6m2-r6h9-4c44 (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10283 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot/commit/0ede97fa887de33fcfd1378b4213a09c21dc6140 (opens in a new tab)
- blog.blacklanternsecurity.com/p/bbot-security-advisory-gitdumper (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/bbot/PYSEC-2026-293.yaml (opens in a new tab)
- pypi.org/project/bbot (opens in a new tab)