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TI-2022-08631 Aliases CVE-2022-24818

Unchecked JNDI lookups in GeoTools

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-917.

Summary

GeoTools is an open source Java library that provides tools for geospatial data. The GeoTools library has a number of data sources that can perform unchecked JNDI lookups, which in turn can be used to perform class deserialization and result in arbitrary code execution. Similar to the Log4J case, the vulnerability can be triggered if the JNDI names are user-provided, but requires admin-level login to be triggered. The lookups are now restricted in GeoTools 26.4, GeoTools 25.6, and GeoTools 24.6. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that any downstream application should not allow usage of remotely provided JNDI strings.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0241 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed geotools (geotools): 26.4, 25.6, 24.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
geotoolsgeotools26.0 to before 26.4; 25.0 to before 25.6; before 24.626.4, 25.6, 24.6Patch availableCNA
  • geotools Vendorgeotools Affected 26.0 to before 26.4; 25.0 to before 25.6; before 24.6 Fixed in 26.4, 25.6, 24.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 24.6; 25.0 to before 25.6; 26.0 to before 26.4Vulnerablegeotools
  • cpe:2.3:a:geotools:geotools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 24.6; 25.0 to before 25.6; 26.0 to before 26.4 Vulnerable ·geotools

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA geotools (geotools) Fixed in 26.4, 25.6, 24.6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24818

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-24187 Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in evaluating property name expressions in Geoserver KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-21556 GeoTools, GeoServer, and GeoNetwork XML External Entity (XXE) Processing Vulnerability in XSD schema handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2023-10620 Unfiltered SQL Injection in Geotools CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

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