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FKIE_CVE-2026-91012

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-29 09:17 - Updated: 2026-09-29 14:56

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Summary

org.apache.karaf.config.core.impl.ConfigRepositoryImpl#update(pid, properties), which backs the "config" MBean and the config:* shell commands, derives the file it writes a configuration to from caller-supplied input without checking that the result stays inside ${karaf.etc}: * if the submitted property map contains a felix.fileinstall.filename entry, that value is turned directly into a File (getCfgFileFromProperty), so it can point to any absolute path the Karaf process can write to; * otherwise the configuration PID is concatenated verbatim into the target file name (generateConfigFilename(): new File(karaf.etc, pid + ".cfg")), so a PID containing ".." segments resolves outside ${karaf.etc}. createFactoryConfiguration() has the same issue via the factory PID/alias. Both code paths are reachable by any caller holding the "manager" role under Karaf's shipped command/JMX ACL (org.apache.karaf.command.acl.conf.cfg: "update = manager"). Such a user can therefore write attacker-controlled content to any file the Karaf process can write, including files the same ACL otherwise reserves to "admin" (etc/users.properties, etc/*.acl.*.cfg, etc/org.apache.karaf.management.cfg, and similar), allowing a manager-role user to grant themselves the admin role or otherwise take over the container. ConfigMBeanImpl.install() and the config:install shell command already guarded the equivalent risk on their own code path with a finalname.contains("..") string check, but that check does not stop absolute paths or symlink-based escapes, and it was never applied to ConfigRepositoryImpl.update() / createFactoryConfiguration() at all.

References

	URL	Tags
	security@apache.org	https://lists.apache.org/thread/op8trtz1qxkdwj2rjozhd9yt2yd6nhw4
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/28/8

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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CVE-2026-91012 (GCVE-0-2026-91012)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-29 08:34 – Updated: 2026-09-29 09:15

Title

Apache Karaf: Path Traversal in Config Service Allows Manager-to-Admin Privilege Escalation

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

Assigner

apache mitre root Scorecard

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/op8trtz1qxkdwj2rj…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/28/8

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Karaf	Affected: 0 , < 4.4.12 (semver)

Credits

n0mi1k <nomilksec@gmail.com>

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