Plexus-Utils has a Directory Traversal vulnerability in its extractFile method
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
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.3, < 3.6.1 | 4.0.3, 3.6.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67030
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/issues/294
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/pull/295
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/pull/296
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/commit/6d780b3378829318ba5c2d29547e0012d5b29642
- https://gist.github.com/weaver4VD/3216dac645220f8c9b488362f61241ec
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils
- https://github.com/codehaus-plexus/plexus-utils/releases/tag/plexus-utils-4.0.3
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils- Disclosed
- 25.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6fmv-xxpf-w3cw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 05.2022 03.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 2
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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