CVE-2024-31860 | Apache Zeppelin: Path traversal vulnerability

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin. By adding relative path indicators(E.g ..), attackers can see the contents for any files in the filesystem that the server account can access.  This issue affects Apache Zeppelin: from 0.9.0 before 0.11.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.11.0, which fixes the issue.

Published: 2024-04-09 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-31860 is rated Moderate Risk (50.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.39%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-31860

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 0.56% 1.39% +0.83%
2 2026-03-25 0.73% 0.56% -0.17%
3 2026-01-21 0.73%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-31860

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-31860

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-31860

GHSA-g64r-xf39-q4p5 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Zeppelin Path Traversal vulnerability

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-31860

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache zeppelin >= 0.9.0, < 0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:zeppelin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-31860

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