CVE-2026-82428: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2026-82428 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2026-82428 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 8.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2026-82428
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:treeHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-82428, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:treeAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), where the product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-5f32-8637-hcrg",
"modified" : "2026-09-14T21:31:38Z",
"published" : "2026-09-14T15:32:49Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-82428" ],
"details" : "Description\n\nDependency artifacts uploaded with `storm jar --artifacts` were stored under a blob key derived only from\nthe Maven coordinate, for example `dep---.jar`. The key was therefore identical\nfor every user of the cluster and predictable in advance. When the blob already existed, the uploader\ncaught `KeyAlreadyExistsException` and silently reused it, with no check that the existing blob's content\nor owner matched the artifact the submitter had resolved.\n\nA user who uploaded a blob under such a key first therefore controlled the bytes that every later submitter\nof the same coordinate would receive on the worker classpath, resulting in code execution inside another\ntenant's topology.\n\nThis affects deployments where more than one principal may create blobs and where the `--artifacts`\ndependency feature is used.\n\nMitigation\n\nUpgrade to 3.1.0, where each uploaded artifact receives a key carrying a freshly generated UUID and a\npre-existing blob is no longer silently reused.\n\nNote that the corrected key generation is on the SUBMITTING CLIENT, so upgrading the cluster alone does not\nclose this; every client that runs `storm jar --artifacts` must also be upgraded. Operators should audit\nexisting `dep-` blobs for unexpected owners before upgrading. Users who cannot upgrade immediately should\navoid the `--artifacts` mechanism in multi-tenant clusters and distribute dependencies inside the topology\njar instead.\n\nCredit\n\nThe ASF -- found using Claude agents to study the security of open-source projects, validated and reported by Apache Storm.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
} ],
"affected" : [ ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82428"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://lists.apache.org/thread/pj3fspp4l10fgk2jkvrnqsmxycmjv622"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/13/8"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-22" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : false,
"github_reviewed_at" : null,
"nvd_published_at" : "2026-09-14T15:17:09Z"
}
}