CVE-2023-40826

pf4j vulnerable to remote code execution via the zippluginPath parameter

7.5 HighFix available

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.37%Up 1.3 points since Aug 29, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Record: CVE-2023-40826
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Record: CVE-2023-40826
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-2197 No score

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Record: EUVD-2023-2197
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3r28-rgp9-qgv4 7.5

pf4j vulnerable to remote code execution via the zippluginPath parameter

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Record: GHSA-3r28-rgp9-qgv4
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-40826 7.5

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40826
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-3r28-rgp9-qgv4 7.5

pf4j vulnerable to remote code execution via the zippluginPath parameter

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Record: GHSA-3r28-rgp9-qgv4
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-40826 7.5

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40826
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the zippluginPath parameter.

Record: CVE-2023-40826
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pf4j project pf4j

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.pf4j:pf4j` Maven	through 3.9.0	None known
`libpf4j-java` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 3.10.0+dfsg-13.12.0+dfsg-13.13.0+dfsg-13.13.0+dfsg-23.15.0+dfsg-1 Show 4 moreShow less 3.15.0+dfsg-23.8.0+dfsg-23.9.0+dfsg-13.9.0+dfsg-2	None known
`libpf4j-java` Debian:13	before 3.9.0+dfsg-2	3.9.0+dfsg-2
`libpf4j-java` Debian:14	before 3.9.0+dfsg-2	3.9.0+dfsg-2
`org.pf4j:pf4j` Maven	through 3.9.0, plus listed versions 2.0.02.1.02.2.02.3.02.4.0 Show 13 moreShow less 2.5.02.6.03.0.13.1.03.2.03.3.03.3.13.4.03.4.13.5.03.6.03.7.03.8.0	None known
`libpf4j-java` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.6.0+dfsg-23.6.0+dfsg-3	None known
`libpf4j-java` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.9.0+dfsg-23.10.0+dfsg-1	None known
`libpf4j-java` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.12.0+dfsg-1	None known
`libpf4j-java` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.13.0+dfsg-23.15.0+dfsg-13.15.0+dfsg-2	None known
`libpf4j-java` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.12.0+dfsg-13.13.0+dfsg-13.13.0+dfsg-1ubuntu13.13.0+dfsg-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-40826 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pf4j Project Pf4j, published August 28, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.37%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in libpf4j-java 3.9.0+dfsg-2.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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