CVE-2025-0851: AWS DeepJavaLibrary · Absolute Path Traversal
Affects AWS DeepJavaLibrarySource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · 23% EPSS · CVSS 9.3 Critical.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 23.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jan 2025
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.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AWS DeepJavaLibrary | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official patch is released by AWS, European organizations should implement the following mitigations: 1) Avoid using DJL version 0.1.0 for processing untrusted archives; 2) Implement strict input validation and sanitization to detect and block archive files containing path traversal sequences before extraction; 3) Run archive extraction processes with least privilege, restricting file system write permissions to dedicated sandbox directories; 4) Employ runtime monitoring and alerting for unexpected file writes outside designated extraction paths; 5) Use containerization or virtual machines to isolate the extraction process, limiting potential damage; 6) Keep AWS SDKs and related dependencies up to date and subscribe to AWS security advisories for patch announcements; 7) Conduct security audits of AI/ML pipelines to identify use of vulnerable DJL versions and replace or upgrade accordingly.
Description
A path traversal issue in ZipUtils.unzip and TarUtils.untar in Deep Java Library (DJL) on all platforms allows a bad actor to write files to arbitrary locations.