CVE-2023-30970VulnerabilityPublished 29 Jan 2024Updated 29 May 2025

CVE-2023-30970: com.palantir.gotham:blackbird-witchcraft · The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

Affects com.palantir.gotham:blackbird-witchcraftSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jan 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Mavencom.palantir.gotham/blackbird-witchcraft`pkg:maven/com.palantir.gotham/blackbird-witchcraft`Other threats	Affected *	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Immediate patching: Organizations should monitor Palantir's official channels for patches or updates addressing CVE-2023-30970 and apply them promptly once available. 2. Access control hardening: Restrict access to Gotham services to trusted users only, enforce strong authentication mechanisms, and implement least privilege principles to minimize the risk of credential compromise. 3. Input validation enhancement: If custom configurations or extensions are used, ensure that any file path inputs are strictly validated and sanitized to prevent absolute path traversal sequences. 4. Monitoring and detection: Deploy file access monitoring and anomaly detection to identify unusual file read activities, especially attempts to access files outside expected directories. 5. Network segmentation: Isolate Gotham services within secure network segments to limit exposure and lateral movement in case of compromise. 6. Credential management: Regularly rotate credentials and implement multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of unauthorized access. 7. Incident response readiness: Prepare for potential exploitation scenarios by having incident response plans that include forensic analysis of file access logs and rapid containment procedures.

Description

Gotham Table service and Forward App were found to be vulnerable to a Path traversal issue allowing an authenticated user to read arbitrary files on the file system.

Impact

For European organizations using Palantir Gotham, particularly the Table service and Forward App, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to data confidentiality. Palantir Gotham is widely used in government, intelligence, defense, and critical infrastructure sectors across Europe for data integration and analysis. An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could access sensitive internal files, including configuration files, credentials, or proprietary data, potentially leading to data breaches or further lateral movement within the network. Given the strategic importance of Palantir's software in public sector and critical infrastructure environments, exploitation could undermine operational security and trust. Although exploitation requires authentication, insider threats or compromised credentials could facilitate attacks. The lack of impact on integrity and availability limits the scope to information disclosure, but the sensitivity of exposed data could have severe consequences for privacy, regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR), and national security.

References

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Affected software

Description

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