# CVE-2025-65346: alexusmai laravel-file-manager is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the unzip/extraction functionality

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-65346-alexusmai-laravel-file-manager-is-vulnerable-to-directory  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-04  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-65346 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Published 2025-12-04

alexusmai laravel-file-manager 3.3.1 and below is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The unzip/extraction functionality improperly allows archive contents to be written to arbitrary locations on the filesystem due to insufficient validation of extraction paths.

Technologies: [Alexusmai Laravel File Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/laravel-file-manager). Vendors: [Alexusmai](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/alexusmai), [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-65346 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-65346 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-65346?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 4 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** alexusmai/laravel-file-manager (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.3.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-65346?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-65346?** Check whether you run Alexusmai Laravel File Manager or alexusmai/laravel-file-manager (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Alexusmai Laravel File Manager
- alexusmai/laravel-file-manager (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.3.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-65346
- GHSA-q5hg-wppq-r2cc

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