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CVE-2025-67030: plexus-utils · Directory Traversal

Affects plexus-utilsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavenorg.codehaus.plexus/plexus-utilspkg:maven/org.codehaus.plexus/plexus-utilsOther threatsAffected
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Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat currently does not offer a mitigation that meets their criteria for ease of use, applicability, or stability. The recommended remediation is to apply the security update provided in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 for RHEL 8, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. Users should ensure all relevant errata are applied and back up their systems before updating. For products outside this platform, check vendor advisories for patch availability. No alternative mitigations are currently endorsed by Red Hat.

Description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in the extractFile method of org.codehaus.plexus.util.Expand in plexus-utils before 6d780b3378829318ba5c2d29547e0012d5b29642. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code

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