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CVE-2025-67030 plexus-utils

Affected softwareplexus-utils
Severity8.8 High CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Fixed in4.0.3, 3.6.1
WeaknessPath traversal (CWE-22)
Published25 Mar 2026
Updated16 Sep 2026

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

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.70% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.
Candidate fix https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/commit/6d780b3378829318ba5c2d29547e0012d5b29642 : a commit: the change itself

How to mitigate CVE-2025-67030

Upgrade plexus-utils to a release that fixes it: 4.0.3 or 3.6.1. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

8.8 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3 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.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CISA-ADP Secondary
CVSS 3.1 8.3 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L redhat-SADP Secondary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2026 ↗ CPU 2026-Q4 Oracle GoldenGate / Java Delivery (Plexus Utils) (21.3-21.20, 23.4-23.26.1)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2026 ↗ CPU 2026-Q3 Oracle Fusion Middleware / Third Party (Apache Commons Lang) (14.1.2.0.0)
Oracle GoldenGate / Security (Apache Maven Shared Utils) (26.1.0.0.0)
Oracle Siebel CRM / Open Integration (Plexus Utils) (25.12-26.5)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Fusion Middleware Third Party (Apache Commons Lang) 14.1.2.0.0 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle GoldenGate Java Delivery (Plexus Utils) 21.3-21.20, 23.4-23.26.1
Oracle GoldenGate Security (Apache Maven Shared Utils) 26.1.0.0.0 26.1.0.0.0
Oracle Siebel CRM Open Integration (Plexus Utils) 25.12-26.5

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils 4.0.0 4.0.3 unbounded
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils 0 3.6.1 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 4 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd codehaus-plexus plexus-utils generic < 3.6.1 · ≥ 4.0.0 and < 4.0.3
osv org.codehaus.plexus plexus-utils generic < 3.6.1 · ≥ 4.0.0 and < 4.0.3

References

URLTags
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/commit/6d780b3378829318ba5c2d29547e0012d5b29642 commit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35996 ADVISORY, RHSA-2026:35996
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451409 REPORT, RHSA-2026:35996
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-67030 REPORT, RHSA-2026:35996
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36012 ADVISORY, RHSA-2026:36012
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38500 ADVISORY, RHSA-2026:38500
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40841 ADVISORY, RHSA-2026:40841
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/issues/294 WEB
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/pull/295 WEB
https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/pull/296 WEB

Timeline

Published2026-03-25By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-09-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.