CVE-2025-66249

MEDIUM 6.3

Apache Livy: Unauthorized directory access

CVSS Score

6.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache Livy. This issue affects Apache Livy: from 0.3.0 before 0.9.0. The vulnerability can only be exploited with non-default Apache Livy Server settings. If the configuration value "livy.file.local-dir-whitelist" is set to a non-default value, the directory checking can be bypassed. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.9.0, which fixes the issue.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	apache software foundation
Product	apache livy
Published	Mar 13, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 13, 2026

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Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation / Apache Livy

0.3.0-incubating < 0.9.0-incubating

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

lists.apache.org: https://lists.apache.org/thread/1xwphsfn4jbtym4k4o0zlvwfogwqwwc3 openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/12/2

Credits

Hiroki Egawa