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TI-2025-21774 Aliases CVE-2025-30474GHSA-3936-3gx6-49c4

Apache Commons VFS: Failing to find an FTP file can reveal the URI's password in an error message

Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Commons VFS. The FtpFileObject class can throw an exception when a file is not found, revealing the original URI in its message, which may include a password. The fix is to mask the password in the exception message This issue affects Apache Commons VFS: before 2.10.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.10.0, which fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00887 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Commons VFS (Apache Software Foundation): 2.10.0org.apache.commons:commons-vfs2 (Maven): 2.10.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Commons VFSbefore 2.10.02.10.0Patch availableCNA
—org.apache.commons:commons-vfs2 (Maven)before 2.10.02.10.0Patch availableGHSA-3936-3gx6-49c4
  • Apache Commons VFS VendorApache Affected before 2.10.0 Fixed in 2.10.0 Patch available CNA
  • org.apache.commons:commons-vfs2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.10.0 Fixed in 2.10.0 Patch available GHSA-3936-3gx6-49c4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_vfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.10.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_vfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.10.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Commons VFS (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 2.10.0
  • Fix · GHSA-3936-3gx6-49c4 org.apache.commons:commons-vfs2 (Maven) Fixed in 2.10.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Commons VFS 2.10.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-20373 Apache Commons VFS: Possible path traversal issue when using NameScope.DESCENDENTPriority MEDIUM 42
    Show all 2 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30474
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3936-3gx6-49c4

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2025-20373 Apache Commons VFS: Possible path traversal issue when using NameScope.DESCENDENT CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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