CVE-2026-26032: Apache Ivy: PackagerResolver path traversal vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-15 · updated 2026-10-24
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The PackagerResolver of Apache Ivy is able to download online artifacts and to (re)package them in a format defined by a packager.xml file. This repackaging is done by an Ant script, which is stored in a subdirectory of the configured "buildRoot" directory. This subdirectory is calculated based on modules coordinates, like the organisation, name or version. If one of the coordinates contains "../" sequences - which are valid characters for Ivy coordinates in general- it is possible to break out of the configured "buildRoot" directory where other files can be overwritten. In order to exploit this vulnerability an attacker needs to have access to a packager repository and add or modify the coordinates in ivy.xml files to have such "../" sequences. Users of Apache Ivy 2.0.0 to 2.5.3 (inclusive) should upgrade to Ivy 2.6.0.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Ivy: from 2.0.0 before 2.6.0 — fixed in 2.6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Ivy 2.6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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