CVE-2025-27446
Apache APISIX Java Plugin Runner: Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner).
Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. This issue affects Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner): from 0.2.0 through 0.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.6.0 or higher, which fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache APISIX Java Plugin Runner: Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner).
Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. This issue affects Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner): from 0.2.0 through 0.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.6.0 or higher, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-27446- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-20132
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner).
Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. This issue affects Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner): from 0.2.0 through 0.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.6.0 or higher, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2025-20132- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xm8v-g828-5x9r
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin...
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner).
Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. This issue affects Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner): from 0.2.0 through 0.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.6.0 or higher, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-xm8v-g828-5x9r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner).
Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. This issue affects Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner): from 0.2.0 through 0.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.6.0 or higher, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-27446- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache APISIX Java Plugin Runner: Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner).
Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. This issue affects Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner): from 0.2.0 through 0.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.6.0 or higher, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-27446- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-apisix-2025-27446 No score
Apache APISIX Java Plugin Runner: Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner).
Local listening file permissions in APISIX plugin runner allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. This issue affects Apache APISIX(java-plugin-runner): from 0.2.0 through 0.5.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.6.0 or higher, which fixes the issue.
- Record
BIT-apisix-2025-27446- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
apisixBitnami |
0.2.0 up to 3.9.0 | 3.9.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-27446 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apache Apisix, published July 6, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. Fixed in apisix 3.9.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/qwxnxolt0j5nvjfpr0mlz6h7nrtvyzng
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/06/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27446
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xm8v-g828-5x9r