CVE-2021-26719
A directory traversal issue was discovered in Gradle gradle-enterprise-test-distribution-agent...
A directory traversal issue was discovered in Gradle gradle-enterprise-test-distribution-agent before 1.3.2, test-distribution-gradle-plugin before 1.3.2, and gradle-enterprise-maven-extension before 1.8.2. A malicious actor (with certain credentials) can perform a registration step such that crafted TAR archives lead to extraction of files into arbitrary filesystem locations.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A directory traversal issue was discovered in Gradle gradle-enterprise-test-distribution-agent before 1.3.2, test-distribution-gradle-plugin before 1.3.2, and gradle-enterprise-maven-extension before 1.8.2. A malicious actor (with certain credentials) can perform a registration step such that crafted TAR archives lead to extraction of files into arbitrary filesystem locations.
- Record
CVE-2021-26719- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A directory traversal issue was discovered in Gradle gradle-enterprise-test-distribution-agent before 1.3.2, test-distribution-gradle-plugin before 1.3.2, and gradle-enterprise-maven-extension before 1.8.2. A malicious actor (with certain credentials) can perform a registration step such that crafted TAR archives lead to extraction of files into arbitrary filesystem locations.
- Record
CVE-2021-26719- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-13507 No score
A directory traversal issue was discovered in Gradle gradle-enterprise-test-distribution-agent before 1.3.2, test-distribution-gradle-plugin before 1.3.2, and gradle-enterprise-maven-extension before 1.8.2. A malicious actor (with certain credentials) can perform a registration step such that crafted TAR archives lead to extraction of files into arbitrary filesystem locations.
- Record
EUVD-2021-13507- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pj4h-x8qh-45r9 No score
A directory traversal issue was discovered in Gradle gradle-enterprise-test-distribution-agent...
A directory traversal issue was discovered in Gradle gradle-enterprise-test-distribution-agent before 1.3.2, test-distribution-gradle-plugin before 1.3.2, and gradle-enterprise-maven-extension before 1.8.2. A malicious actor (with certain credentials) can perform a registration step such that crafted TAR archives lead to extraction of files into arbitrary filesystem locations.
- Record
GHSA-pj4h-x8qh-45r9- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-26719
A directory traversal issue was discovered in Gradle gradle-enterprise-test-distribution-agent before 1.3.2, test-distribution-gradle-plugin before 1.3.2, and gradle-enterprise-maven-extension before 1.8.2. A malicious actor (with certain credentials) can perform a registration step such that crafted TAR archives lead to extraction of files into arbitrary filesystem locations.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26719- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gradleUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.5-32.7-12.7-22.7-32.10-1 |
None known |
gradleUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.1-3build23.2.1-43.2.1-53.4.1-43.4.1-63.4.1-7ubuntu14.4.1-5ubuntu2~18.044.4.1-5ubuntu2~18.04+esm1 |
None known |
gradleUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.1-84.4.1-94.4.1-10 |
None known |
gradleUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.1-13 |
None known |
gradleUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.1-184.4.1-20 |
None known |
gradleUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.1-22 |
None known |
gradleUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.1-22ubuntu14.4.1-23 |
None known |
gradleUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.1-224.4.1-22build14.4.1-22ubuntu1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-26719 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gradle Maven, published February 9, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.