CVE-2019-0226
Apache Karaf vulnerable to relative path traversal
Apache Karaf Config service provides a install method (via service or MBean) that could be used to travel in any directory and overwrite existing file. The vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf version before 4.2.5 is impacted. User should upgrade to Apache Karaf 4.2.5 or later.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Karaf Config service provides a install method (via service or MBean) that could be used to travel in any directory and overwrite existing file. The vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf version before 4.2.5 is impacted. User should upgrade to Apache Karaf 4.2.5 or later.
- Record
CVE-2019-0226- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
Apache Karaf Config service provides a install method (via service or MBean) that could be used to travel in any directory and overwrite existing file. The vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf version before 4.2.5 is impacted. User should upgrade to Apache Karaf 4.2.5 or later.
- Record
CVE-2019-0226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3800 No score
Apache Karaf Config service provides a install method (via service or MBean) that could be used to travel in any directory and overwrite existing file. The vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf version before 4.2.5 is impacted. User should upgrade to Apache Karaf 4.2.5 or later.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3800- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjw4-39pg-vf4f
Apache Karaf vulnerable to relative path traversal
Apache Karaf Config service provides a install method (via service or MBean) that could be used to travel in any directory and overwrite existing file. The vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf version before 4.2.5 is impacted. User should upgrade to Apache Karaf 4.2.5 or later.
- Record
GHSA-fjw4-39pg-vf4f- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Karaf Config service provides a install method (via service or MBean) that could be used to travel in any directory and overwrite existing file. The vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf version before 4.2.5 is impacted. User should upgrade to Apache Karaf 4.2.5 or later.
- Record
CVE-2019-0226- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fjw4-39pg-vf4f
Apache Karaf vulnerable to relative path traversal
Apache Karaf Config service provides a install method (via service or MBean) that could be used to travel in any directory and overwrite existing file. The vulnerability is low if the Karaf process user has limited permission on the filesystem. Any Apache Karaf version before 4.2.5 is impacted. User should upgrade to Apache Karaf 4.2.5 or later.
- Record
GHSA-fjw4-39pg-vf4f- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.karaf.config:org.apache.karaf.config.coreMaven |
before 4.2.5 | 4.2.5 |
org.apache.karaf.config:org.apache.karaf.config.coreMaven |
before 4.2.5, plus listed versions 3.0.03.0.0.RC13.0.13.0.103.0.2 Show 36 moreShow less3.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.73.0.83.0.94.0.04.0.0.M14.0.0.M24.0.0.M34.0.14.0.104.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.84.0.94.1.04.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1.74.2.04.2.0.M14.2.0.M24.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.4 |
4.2.5 |
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-2019-0226 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Apache Karaf, published May 9, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.karaf.config:org.apache.karaf.config.core 4.2.5.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/1baa6f1df0e95fb1cd679067117354af2ab4423277d9a0ff6e8bf790%40%3Cdev.karaf.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0226
github.com/apache/karaf/pull/805
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-6230