# CVE-2025-67487: Static Web Server vulnerable to a symbolic link path traversal

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-67487-static-web-server-vulnerable-to-a-symbolic-link-path-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-67487 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.6 · Published 2025-12-09

Static Web Server (SWS) is a production-ready web server suitable for static web files or assets. Versions 2.40.0 and below contain symbolic links (symlinks) which can be used to access files or directories outside the intended web root folder. SWS generally does not prevent symlinks from escaping the web server’s root directory. Therefore, if a malicious actor gains access to the web server’s root directory, they could create symlinks to access other files outside the designated web root folder either by URL or via the directory listing. This issue is fixed in version 2.40.1.

Technologies: [static-web-server (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/crates-io-static-web-server). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-67487 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-67487 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-67487?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 9 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** static-web-server (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.40.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-67487?** Yes. static-web-server (crates.io): upgrade to 2.40.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-67487?** Check whether you run static-web-server (crates.io) or Static Web Server 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.

## How to fix

- static-web-server (crates.io): upgrade to 2.40.1 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p static-web-server
  ```


## Affected products

- static-web-server (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.40.1
- Static Web Server

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-67487
- GHSA-459f-x8vq-xjjm

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