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CVE-2018-17297

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-17297 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the unzip function of Hutool versions prior to 4.1.12, allowing remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files through specially crafted ZIP archives. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on integrity, requiring no user interaction or privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.1.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:hutool:hutool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0267 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cn.hutool:hutool-parentFixed in: 4.1.12
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cn.hutool:hutool-allFixed in: 4.1.12
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cn.hutool:hutool-coreFixed in: 4.1.12

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-rhq2-2574-78mchigh

Unzip function in ZipUtil.java in Hutool allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via directory traversal

Oct 17, 2018

References

github.com / looly/hutool/issues/162
Third Party Advisory