CVE-2025-52465
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
GeoServer is an open source server that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. Prior to versions 2.26.4 and 2.27.3, a vulnerability exists that allows an authenticated administrator with access to GeoServer's security system to pass arbitrary file names to the Master Password Dump web page and create files containing the master password in plaintext. The provided file name must be an absolute path to the target file, the target file can not already exist and all parent directories must already exist. Versions 2.26.4 and 2.27.3 contain a fix. GeoServer installations where the web interface is either disabled or completely removed are not affected since the vulnerability exists in one of the web pages.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.62% probability · 48th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-73
- Affected
- osgeo/geoserver
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/8584Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/security/advisories/GHSA-7qmg-grcp-qf25Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://osgeo-org.atlassian.net/browse/GEOS-11852Issue Tracking
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/cve-2025-24054-ntlm-exploit-in-the-wildNot Applicable
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.