CVE-2026-84939
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Apache FreeMarker, Apache FreeMarker: A malformed locale may be exploitable for path traversal attacks
rank 2 = 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 0
rank@v1 · backlog
Someone is already using it
CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS
EPSS 0.00854 · without this subject the record ranks 2
What it costs you if it fires
NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own
no CVSS held by anyone · without this subject the record ranks 2
It is getting worse, not staying still
FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed
no persisting rise in 365 days · without this subject the record ranks 2
How much of the world it touches
NVD CPE configurations
1 product in the CPE ranges · without this subject the record ranks 0
Someone else already set the date
CISA KEV remediation due date
no CISA due date · without this subject the record ranks 2
Hindsight · the state
Foresight · where to check next
Freemarker is one instance of CWE-23, relative path traversal. The index holds 538 prior instances of this class, 6 KEV-listed. 5 neighbors share the mechanism; each carries its own record state. taxonomy@v1
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Current rung: Nothing observed in held sources.
- RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
- RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published
- RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
- RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known
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What it is stated by the CNA
Path traversal vulnerability in Apache FreeMarker template loading mechanism, if the attacker can specify an arbitrary malformed locale identifier to FreeMarker, and the localized lookup configuration setting is enabled (it's by default enabled). This issue affects Apache FreeMarker from 2.2.0 through 2.3.34. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.35. Disabling localized lookup in previous versions also mitigates this. Note that even in versions affected by this vulnerability, the files that can be loaded remain restricted by the TemplateLoader that FreeMarker is configured to use. receipt
Read the rest of the CNA's description
In particular, FileTemplateLoader prevents attempts to traverse outside the baseDir specified in its constructor. Other TemplateLoader implementations may allow access outside their designated base directory, but they are still constrained by the underlying storage mechanism—for example, a loader wrapping a Java class loader can only access resources that the class loader can load, while one wrapping a web application context can only access resources available through that context.
NVD's analysis a second authority
- weakness
- CWE-23
- affected versions
- apache freemarker >= 2.2 < 2.3.35
- also scored by
- 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Movement the material steps
Show all 3 observations
3 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt
The full biography
The record had been public for 18 days when this index was last written.
The pattern, elsewhere
Freemarker is one instance of CWE-23, relative path traversal. The index holds 538 prior instances of this class, 6 KEV-listed. 5 neighbors share the mechanism; each carries its own record state. cwe-consequences@4.20
538 records in this class held. The six above are ranked by exploit maturity, then recency.
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Records related to this one
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