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CVE-2025-69820: beta9 · Directory Traversal

Affects beta9Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 63% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Jan 2026

  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
GitHubbeam-cloud/beta9pkg:github/beam-cloud/beta9Other threatsAffected
  • =0.1.521
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

  1. Restrict local access to systems running Beam beta9 to trusted and verified users only, minimizing the risk of privilege misuse.
  2. Implement strict privilege management and monitoring to detect unusual access patterns or attempts to exploit file path manipulations.
  3. Employ application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to identify and block suspicious activities related to file system access.
  4. Conduct regular audits of file and directory permissions to ensure no excessive rights are granted.
  5. Monitor logs for anomalies related to the joinCleanPath function or unexpected file access attempts.
  6. Engage with the vendor or community to track patch releases and apply updates promptly once available.
  7. Consider deploying compensating controls such as sandboxing or containerization to isolate vulnerable components.
  8. Educate privileged users about the risks of local exploitation and enforce strong authentication and session management policies.

Description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in Beam beta9 v.0.1.521 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via the joinCleanPath function.

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