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CVE-2018-1265

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-06-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

Cloud Foundry Diego, release versions prior to 2.8.0, does not properly sanitize file paths in tar and zip files headers. A remote attacker with CF admin privileges can upload a malicious buildpack that will allow a complete takeover of a Diego Cell VM and access to all apps running on that Diego Cell.

Affected products

• Cloud Foundry cf-deployment: before 1.37.0 — fixed in 1.37.0
• Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Diego: before 2.8.0 — fixed in 2.8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cloud Foundry cf-deployment 1.37.0; Pivotal Software Cloud Foundry Diego 2.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-1265/
• https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2018-1265/

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