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(slash dot dot) in a pathname used by a web application in a getResource, getResourceAsStream, or getResourcePaths call, as demonstrated by the $CATALINA_BASE/webapps directory.","published":"2016-02-25T01:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-14T22:17:12.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["debian/debian linux","apache/tomcat","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.12555,"percentile":0.96247,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.1393,"percentile":0.96428},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.12555,"percentile":0.96049}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. 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