Red Hat Security Advisory: plexus-utils security update
A directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-67030) exists in the extractFile method of the plexus-utils component of the Plexus project. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially access files outside of the intended directory. Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products, providing updated plexus-utils packages to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Plexus project provides developer tools including an application server and reusable components. A directory traversal vulnerability was identified in the extractFile method of the plexus-utils library (CVE-2025-67030). This vulnerability could allow unauthorized file extraction outside the intended directory, potentially leading to arbitrary file overwrite. Red Hat Product Security has released an update for plexus-utils in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to remediate this issue. The advisory references Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:38514 for details and patch availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows directory traversal during file extraction, which can lead to unauthorized file writes outside the target directory. This could be leveraged to overwrite critical files or place malicious files on the system, impacting system integrity. The severity is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security impact but no confirmed exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for plexus-utils in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:38514 and the related article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in the updated packages provided by Red Hat.
Red Hat Security Advisory: plexus-utils security update
Description
A directory traversal vulnerability (CVE-2025-67030) exists in the extractFile method of the plexus-utils component of the Plexus project. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially access files outside of the intended directory. Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products, providing updated plexus-utils packages to address this issue.
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Technical Analysis
The Plexus project provides developer tools including an application server and reusable components. A directory traversal vulnerability was identified in the extractFile method of the plexus-utils library (CVE-2025-67030). This vulnerability could allow unauthorized file extraction outside the intended directory, potentially leading to arbitrary file overwrite. Red Hat Product Security has released an update for plexus-utils in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to remediate this issue. The advisory references Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:38514 for details and patch availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows directory traversal during file extraction, which can lead to unauthorized file writes outside the target directory. This could be leveraged to overwrite critical files or place malicious files on the system, impacting system integrity. The severity is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security impact but no confirmed exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for plexus-utils in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:38514 and the related article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor. Patch status is confirmed as fixed in the updated packages provided by Red Hat.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:38514
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a54adf568715ace438f7157
Added to database: 07/13/2026, 09:20:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 09:52:08 UTC
Last updated: 07/13/2026, 23:31:22 UTC
Views: 4
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