`CVE-2023-35887` Apache SSHD

Affected software	Apache SSHD
Severity	5.0 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in	`2.9.3`
Weakness	Path traversal (CWE-22)
Published	10 Jul 2023
Updated	13 Nov 2026

Description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache MINA. In SFTP servers implemented using Apache MINA SSHD that use a RootedFileSystem, logged users may be able to discover "exists/does not exist" information about items outside the rooted tree via paths including parent navigation ("..") beyond the root, or involving symlinks. This issue affects Apache MINA: from 1.0 before 2.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to 2.10

CWE-200 · Information exposure

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 3 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 1.3% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full Filesystem
Action available security rule
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by	A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE
Finding	A researcher found this CVE protected by the ARMR Filesystem.

Decided by

A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

Finding

A researcher found this CVE protected by the ARMR Filesystem.

Waratek research note

written 2026-11-13

Written by a Waratek engineer who reviewed this CVE. Their decision sets the status above, ahead of every automated rule except a withdrawal.

Comments

Rule Name: Filesystem

How to mitigate CVE-2023-35887

Upgrade Apache SSHD to 2.9.3 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its filesystem rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

5.0 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 5.0 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N security@apache.org Secondary published

CVSS 3.1 4.3 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	5.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`	security@apache.org	Secondary	published
CVSS 3.1	4.3	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2025 ↗	CPU	2025-Q2	Oracle Enterprise Manager / Agent Next Gen (Apache Mina) (13.5.0.0.0, 24.1.0.0.0) Oracle Retail Applications / Xenvironment (Apache Mina SSHD) (19.0.6, 20.0.5, 21.0.4, 22.0.2, 23.0.2, 24.0.1)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q3	Oracle JD Edwards / Business Logic Infra SEC (Apache Mina SSHD) (Prior to 9.2.8.2)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q2	Oracle Fusion Middleware / Users, roles, credentials, security (Apache Mina) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q1	Oracle Retail Applications / Internal Operations (Apache Mina SSHD) (19.0.0.8)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2023 ↗	CPU	2023-Q4	Oracle Fusion Middleware / General (Apache Mina SSHD) (12.2.1.4.0)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2025 ↗

CPU

2025-Q2

Oracle Enterprise Manager / Agent Next Gen (Apache Mina) (13.5.0.0.0, 24.1.0.0.0)
Oracle Retail Applications / Xenvironment (Apache Mina SSHD) (19.0.6, 20.0.5, 21.0.4, 22.0.2, 23.0.2, 24.0.1)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q3

Oracle JD Edwards / Business Logic Infra SEC (Apache Mina SSHD) (Prior to 9.2.8.2)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q2

Oracle Fusion Middleware / Users, roles, credentials, security (Apache Mina) (12.2.1.4.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q1

Oracle Retail Applications / Internal Operations (Apache Mina SSHD) (19.0.0.8)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q4

Oracle Fusion Middleware / General (Apache Mina SSHD) (12.2.1.4.0)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Enterprise Manager	Agent Next Gen (Apache Mina)	13.5.0.0.0, 24.1.0.0.0	13.5.0.0.0 · 24.1.0.0.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	General (Apache Mina SSHD)	12.2.1.4.0	12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Users, roles, credentials, security (Apache Mina)	12.2.1.4.0	12.2.1.4.0
Oracle JD Edwards	Business Logic Infra SEC (Apache Mina SSHD)	Prior to 9.2.8.2
Oracle Retail Applications	Internal Operations (Apache Mina SSHD)	19.0.0.8	19.0.0.8
Oracle Retail Applications	Xenvironment (Apache Mina SSHD)	19.0.6, 20.0.5, 21.0.4, 22.0.2, 23.0.2, 24.0.1	19.0.6 · 20.0.5 · 21.0.4 · 22.0.2 · 23.0.2 · 24.0.1

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Enterprise Manager

Agent Next Gen (Apache Mina)

13.5.0.0.0, 24.1.0.0.0

13.5.0.0.0 · 24.1.0.0.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

General (Apache Mina SSHD)

12.2.1.4.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Users, roles, credentials, security (Apache Mina)

12.2.1.4.0

Oracle JD Edwards

Business Logic Infra SEC (Apache Mina SSHD)

Prior to 9.2.8.2

Oracle Retail Applications

Internal Operations (Apache Mina SSHD)

19.0.0.8

Oracle Retail Applications

Xenvironment (Apache Mina SSHD)

19.0.6, 20.0.5, 21.0.4, 22.0.2, 23.0.2, 24.0.1

19.0.6 · 20.0.5 · 21.0.4 · 22.0.2 · 23.0.2 · 24.0.1

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.apache.sshd:sshd-common 2.1.0 2.9.3 unbounded

org.apache.sshd:sshd-sftp 1.0.0 2.9.3 unbounded

org.apache.sshd:sshd-core 1.0.0 2.1.0 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.apache.sshd:sshd-common`	2.1.0	`2.9.3`	unbounded
`org.apache.sshd:sshd-sftp`	1.0.0	`2.9.3`	unbounded
`org.apache.sshd:sshd-core`	1.0.0	`2.1.0`	unbounded

Products and versions

4 products, 4 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	apache	sshd	generic	≥ 1.0.0 and ＜ 2.9.3
osv	org.apache.sshd	sshd-common	generic	≥ 2.1.0 and ＜ 2.9.3
osv	org.apache.sshd	sshd-core	generic	≥ 1.0.0 and ＜ 2.1.0
osv	org.apache.sshd	sshd-sftp	generic	≥ 1.0.0 and ＜ 2.9.3

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

apache

sshd

generic

≥ 1.0.0 and ＜ 2.9.3

osv

org.apache.sshd

sshd-common

generic

≥ 2.1.0 and ＜ 2.9.3

osv

org.apache.sshd

sshd-core

generic

≥ 1.0.0 and ＜ 2.1.0

osv

org.apache.sshd

sshd-sftp

generic

≥ 1.0.0 and ＜ 2.9.3

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd/pull/362	WEB
https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd/commit/10de190e7d3f9189deb76b8d08c72334a1fe2df0	WEB
https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd/commit/a61e93035f06bff8fc622ad94870fb773d48b9f0	WEB
https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd/commit/c20739b43aab0f7bf2ccad982a6cb37b9d5a8a0b	WEB
https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd	PACKAGE
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SSHD-1324	WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread/b9qgtqvhnvgfpn0w1gz918p21p53tqk2	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published	2023-07-10	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
Classification created	2026-11-13	First commit adding this CVE's research note.
Last VRT activity	2026-11-13	Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.

Published

2023-07-10

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Classification created

2026-11-13

First commit adding this CVE's research note.

Last VRT activity

2026-11-13

Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.

How VRT decided (4 of 24 rules ran)

4 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification decided it matched Protected by Waratek A researcher found this CVE protected by the ARMR Filesystem.

5 manual classification not reached Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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