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Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2025-70952

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in the libpf4j-java package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

pf4j before 20c2f80 has a path traversal vulnerability in the extract() function of Unzip.java, where improper handling of zip entry names can allow directory traversal or Zip Slip attacks, due to a lack of proper path normalization and validation.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12libpf4j-javano fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-70952
Debian:13libpf4j-javano fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-70952
Debian:14libpf4j-java3.15.0+dfsg-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-70952
Mavenorg.pf4j:pf4j3.14.1GHSA-5458-7hh9-v7p4
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibpf4j-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlibpf4j-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:25.10libpf4j-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlibpf4j-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:26.10libpf4j-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibpf4j-update-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlibpf4j-update-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:25.10libpf4j-update-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlibpf4j-update-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952
Ubuntu:26.10libpf4j-update-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-70952

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References