CVE-2025-10283 — BBOT's insufficient sanitization issues in bbot —...

CRITICAL

BBOT's insufficient sanitization issues in gitdumper.py can lead to RCE

Published October 9, 2025Updated June 29, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### 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.

Advisory Timeline

First published October 9, 2025 (368 days ago).
Last revised June 29, 2026 — 263 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

pip

Update bbot to 2.7.0 or later

pip install "bbot>=2.7.0"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
bbot	pypi	1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3 (+621 more)	2.7.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-22
Path TraversalMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.6 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-10283?: BBOT's insufficient sanitization issues in gitdumper.py can lead to RCE This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.6/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-10283?: CVE-2025-10283 affects bbot. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-10283 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.6

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-h6m2-r6h9-4c44

PYSEC-2026-293

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