Description
Chall-Manager is a platform-agnostic system able to start Challenges on Demand of a player. When decoding a scenario (i.e. a zip archive), the path of the file to write is not checked, potentially leading to zip slips. Exploitation does not require authentication nor authorization, so anyone can exploit it. It should nonetheless not be exploitable as it is highly recommended to bury Chall-Manager deep within the infrastructure due to its large capabilities, so no users could reach the system. Patch has been implemented by commit 47d188f and shipped in v0.1.4.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ctfer-io | chall-manager | < 0.1.4 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20250730T213748-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15405-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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pandatix/CVE-2025-53632 ★ 0 · Aug 22, 2025
An exploit of CVE-2025-53632 to confirm exploitability
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager | < 0.1.4 | 0.1.4 | GHSA-3gv2-v3jx-r9fh |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15405-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250730T213748-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026