CVE-2019-0226

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-05-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Apache Karaf Config service provides a install method (via service or MBean) that could be used to travel in any directory and overwrite existing file. The vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf version before 4.2.5 is impacted. User should upgrade to Apache Karaf 4.2.5 or later.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf: before 4.2.5 — fixed in 4.2.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Karaf 4.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1baa6f1df0e95fb1cd679067117354af2ab4423277d9a0ff6e8bf790%40%3Cdev.karaf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r218c7e017af0a860ae21bf7ab77520fd2070c8f52db680eeec03a266%40%3Ccommits.karaf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1baa6f1df0e95fb1cd679067117354af2ab4423277d9a0ff6e8bf790%40%3Cdev.karaf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r218c7e017af0a860ae21bf7ab77520fd2070c8f52db680eeec03a266%40%3Ccommits.karaf.apache.org%3E

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