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CVE-2025-10203: Digilent WaveForms · Relative Path Traversal

Affects Digilent WaveFormsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 9% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Digilent WaveFormsAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately implement the following specific measures: 1) Restrict the opening of .DWF3WORK files to trusted sources only; implement strict policies and user training to recognize and avoid suspicious files. 2) Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to limit WaveForms' file system access, preventing unauthorized file writes or reads outside designated directories. 3) Monitor and filter inbound emails and file transfers for malicious .DWF3WORK files using advanced threat detection tools. 4) Isolate systems running WaveForms from critical network segments to contain potential compromise. 5) Regularly back up important project files and system states to enable recovery in case of exploitation. 6) Engage with Digilent for timely updates or patches and apply them as soon as available. 7) Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to identify suspicious behaviors related to file access and code execution within WaveForms. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice by focusing on the specific attack vector and operational context of WaveForms usage.

Description

Relative path traversal vulnerability due to improper input validation in Digilent WaveForms that may result in arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to get a user to open a specially crafted .DWF3WORK file. This vulnerability affects Digilent WaveForms 3.24.3 and prior versions.

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