Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XSummary
CVE-2025-0851 is a critical-severity Absolute Path Traversal (CWE-36) vulnerability in Amazon (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked in the top 2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
A path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-0851 affects ZipUtils.unzip and TarUtils.untar within the Deep Java Library (DJL) on all platforms. The flaw, assigned CWE-36 and CWE-73, permits an attacker to supply crafted archive files that cause writes to arbitrary filesystem locations outside the intended extraction directory.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network by supplying a malicious ZIP or TAR archive to any DJL-based application that invokes the affected utility methods. Successful exploitation yields high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through arbitrary file writes that may overwrite configuration, binaries, or other sensitive resources.
The referenced AWS security bulletin AWS-2025-003, DJL release v0.31.1, and GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-jcrp-x7w3-ffmg describe the issue and indicate that the flaw is resolved in DJL version 0.31.1. The EPSS score remains flat at 0.4369 with no material increase after disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-0175
Vulnerability Data
A path traversal issue in ZipUtils.unzip and TarUtils.untar in Deep Java Library (DJL) on all platforms allows a bad actor to write files to arbitrary locations.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Input validation directly stops construction of absolute paths from untrusted data before they reach file operations.
Enforced access authorizations can limit which resources are reachable even if a traversal succeeds.
Least-privilege limits the set of files or directories any subject can affect, shrinking the blast radius of a path-control flaw.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development can detect absolute path traversal via static analysis and fuzzing.
Secure development lifecycle includes input validation and path-handling requirements that reduce absolute path traversal risk.
Application security requirements typically mandate controls against path traversal in file-access functions.
Secure architecture principles call for canonicalization and sandboxing that limit absolute path traversal.
Secure coding standards directly require neutralization of absolute path sequences in pathname construction.
Information access restriction limits which files can be reached but does not address the path-construction flaw itself.