CVE-2024-38819
HighSpring Framework Path Traversal vulnerability
Published Dec 19, 2024 · Updated Oct 12, 2026 · Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38819, GHSA-g5vr-rgqm-vf78, ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-38819, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38819
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2024-38819 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5 v3.1) affecting kayenta-2025.4 (chainguard), kayenta-2026.0 (chainguard), kayenta-fips-2025.4 (chainguard) and 9 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
- EPSS estimates a 56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including io.root.org.springframework:spring-webflux 6.0.11-root.io.1, io.root.org.springframework:spring-webflux 6.0.11-root.io.2, io.root.org.springframework:spring-webflux 6.0.11-root.io.6.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
56%
Higher than 99.0% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
None known
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Description
Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. An attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests and obtain any file on the file system that is also accessible to the process in which the Spring application is running.
Affected Products
32 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kayenta-2025.4chainguard | See advisory | 2025.4.3-r7 |
| kayenta-2026.0chainguard | See advisory | 2026.0.2-r6 |
| kayenta-fips-2025.4chainguard | See advisory | 2025.4.3-r7 |
| kayenta-fips-2026.0chainguard | See advisory | 2026.0.2-r7 |
| libspring-javadebian | See advisory | n/a |
Patched Releases
io.root.org.springframework:spring-webflux
6.0.11-root.io.1, 6.0.11-root.io.2, 6.0.11-root.io.6, 6.0.11-root.io.7, 6.1.1-root.io.1, 6.1.1-root.io.2, 6.1.1-root.io.3, 6.1.1-root.io.4, 6.1.1-root.io.5, 6.1.1-root.io.6, 6.1.13-root.io.3, 6.1.13-root.io.4
io.root.org.springframework:spring-webmvc
4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.2, 4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.3, 4.0.3.RELEASE-root.io.4, 5.3.20-root.io.1, 5.3.20-root.io.2, 5.3.20-root.io.3, 5.3.20-root.io.4, 5.3.20-root.io.5, 5.3.20-root.io.6, 5.3.23-root.io.1, 5.3.23-root.io.2, 5.3.23-root.io.3, 5.3.23-root.io.4, 5.3.23-root.io.5, 5.3.23-root.io.6, 5.3.27-root.io.1, 5.3.27-root.io.2, 5.3.31-root.io.1, 5.3.31-root.io.2, 5.3.31-root.io.3, 5.3.31-root.io.4, 5.3.31-root.io.5, 6.1.1-root.io.1, 6.1.1-root.io.2, 6.1.1-root.io.3, 6.1.1-root.io.4, 6.1.1-root.io.5, 6.1.1-root.io.6, 6.1.11-root.io.2, 6.1.11-root.io.3, 6.1.11-root.io.4, 6.1.13-root.io.1, 6.1.13-root.io.2, 6.1.13-root.io.3, 6.1.13-root.io.4, 6.1.6-root.io.1, 6.1.6-root.io.2, 6.1.8-root.io.1
kayenta-2025.4
2025.4.3-r7
kayenta-2026.0
2026.0.2-r6
kayenta-fips-2025.4
2025.4.3-r7
kayenta-fips-2026.0
2026.0.2-r7
org.springframework:spring-webflux
6.0.11-aikido.7, 6.1.1-aikido.3, 6.1.1-aikido.4, 6.1.1-aikido.5, 6.1.1-aikido.6, 6.1.13-aikido.3, 6.1.13-aikido.4, 6.1.14
org.springframework:spring-webmvc
4.0.3.RELEASE-aikido.2, 4.0.3.RELEASE-aikido.3, 4.0.3.RELEASE-aikido.4, 5.3.20-aikido.3, 5.3.20-aikido.4, 5.3.20-aikido.5, 5.3.20-aikido.6, 5.3.23-aikido.3, 5.3.23-aikido.4, 5.3.23-aikido.5, 5.3.23-aikido.6, 5.3.27-aikido.1, 5.3.27-aikido.2, 5.3.31-aikido.3, 5.3.31-aikido.4, 5.3.31-aikido.5, 6.1.1-aikido.3, 6.1.1-aikido.4, 6.1.1-aikido.5, 6.1.1-aikido.6, 6.1.11-aikido.2, 6.1.11-aikido.3, 6.1.11-aikido.4, 6.1.13-aikido.2, 6.1.13-aikido.3, 6.1.13-aikido.4, 6.1.14, 6.1.6-aikido.2, 6.1.8-aikido.1
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Dec 19, 2024
Last updated
Oct 12, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References
- advisoryRHSA-2024:10700
- advisoryhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2327614
- advisoryGHSA advisory
- advisoryhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38819
- advisoryhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38819
FAQ
Common Questions.
Applications serving static resources through the functional web frameworks WebMvc.fn or WebFlux.fn are vulnerable to path traversal attacks.
Affected: kayenta-2025.4 (chainguard); kayenta-2026.0 (chainguard); kayenta-fips-2025.4 (chainguard), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
Fixed versions are available, including io.root.org.springframework:spring-webflux 6.0.11-root.io.1, io.root.org.springframework:spring-webflux 6.0.11-root.io.2, io.root.org.springframework:spring-webflux 6.0.11-root.io.6.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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