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CVE-2026-2818

8.2
High
EPSS 0.27%Feb 21, 2026

Zip-slip path traversal in Spring Data Geode import snapshot (Windows only)

common questions

Is CVE-2026-2818 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-2818 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-2818?

CVE-2026-2818 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.2. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-2818?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-2818, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-2818 affect?

CVE-2026-2818 affects Spring Data Geode. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-2818?

Upgrade to patched version when available; apply vendor mitigations.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Spring Data Geode
impact

Zip-slip writes outside extraction dir on Windows during import; potential arbitrary file writes and payload deployment.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
VMware Spring Data Gemfire
  • affected>= 1.7.0.RELEASE and <= 2.2.13.RELEASE
VMware Spring Data Geode
  • affected>= 2.0.0.RELEASE and <= 2.7.18

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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