Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2026 · Assigned by HeroDevs
CVE-2026-2818Zip Slip Path Traversal in Snapshot Archive Extraction (Windows-Specific)
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in Spring Data Gemfire from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A zip-slip path traversal vulnerability in Spring Data Geode's import snapshot functionality allows attackers to write files outside the intended extraction directory. This vulnerability appears to be susceptible on Windows OS only.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Data Geode | 2.0.0.RELEASE – through 2.7.18 |
| VMware | Spring Data Gemfire | 1.7.0.RELEASE – through 2.2.13.RELEASE |
Weakness: CWE-23, CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
References
- https://www.herodevs.com/vulnerability-directory/cve-2026-2818
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2818 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2441384 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2818.json x_sadp-csaf-vex