CVE-2022-37865 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting Apache Ivy versions 2.4.0 to 2.5.0. It allows an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations on the local file system by crafting a malicious archive with absolute or ".." paths, which Ivy fails to properly validate during extraction. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on integrity and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.4.0, < 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:ivy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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