CVE-2023-35887 | Apache MINA SSHD: Information disclosure bugs with RootedFilesystem

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache MINA. In SFTP servers implemented using Apache MINA SSHD that use a RootedFileSystem, logged users may be able to discover "exists/does not exist" information about items outside the rooted tree via paths including parent navigation ("..") beyond the root, or involving symlinks. This issue affects Apache MINA: from 1.0 before 2.10. Users are recommended to upgrade to 2.10

Published: 2023-07-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-35887 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.98%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-35887

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.10% 0.98% +0.88%
2 2025-11-21 0.84% 0.10% -0.74%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.84% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-35887

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.1 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-35887

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-35887

GHSA-mjmq-gwgm-5qhm · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache MINA SSHD information disclosure vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-35887

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2023-35887 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libmina-sshd-java), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-35887
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-35887

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-35887

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache sshd >= 1.0.0, < 2.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:sshd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-35887

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