CVE-2026-47896 [High] | Path Traversal in Lucene.net

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache Lucene.Net (Lucene.Net.Replicator library). This issue affects Apache Lucene.Net.Replicator: from 4.8.0-beta00005 through 4.8.0-beta00017. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.8.0-beta00018, which fixes the issue.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-07-09	0.48%	0.70%	+0.22%
2	2026-07-04	—	0.48%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-07-09

0.48%

0.70%

+0.22%

2026-07-04

—

0.48%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
8.9	4.0	HIGH	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:L/U:X` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network. Attack complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable. Attack requirements (AT:P) Additional preconditions must be present for exploitation. Privileges required (PR:N) No privileges are required. User interaction (UI:N) No user interaction is required. Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:H) High confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:N) No integrity impact on the vulnerable system. Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N) No availability impact on the vulnerable system. Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:H) High confidentiality impact on subsequent systems. Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N) No integrity impact on subsequent systems. Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N) No availability impact on subsequent systems. Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X) Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked). Confidentiality requirement (CR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Integrity requirement (IR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Availability requirement (AR:X) Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case). Modified attack vector (MAV:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV). Modified attack complexity (MAC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC). Modified attack requirements (MAT:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT). Modified privileges required (MPR:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR). Modified user interaction (MUI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI). Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric. Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric. Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric. Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric. Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric. Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X) Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric. Safety (supplemental) (S:X) Not evaluated. Automatable (supplemental) (AU:Y) Yes: all four kill-chain steps (reconnaissance, weaponization, delivery, exploitation) can be automated. Recovery (supplemental) (R:X) Not evaluated. Value density (supplemental) (V:X) Not evaluated. Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:L) Low/trivial response effort (documentation, simple configuration, low-touch guidance). Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X) Not evaluated.	—	—	[email protected]
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. 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.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

8.9

4.0

HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:L/U:X

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Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:P): Additional preconditions must be present for exploitation.
Privileges required (PR:N): No privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N): No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:H): High confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:N): No integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N): No availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:H): High confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N): No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N): No availability impact on subsequent systems.
Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X): Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked).
Confidentiality requirement (CR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Integrity requirement (IR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Availability requirement (AR:X): Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Modified attack vector (MAV:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV).
Modified attack complexity (MAC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC).
Modified attack requirements (MAT:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT).
Modified privileges required (MPR:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR).
Modified user interaction (MUI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI).
Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric.
Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric.
Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric.
Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric.
Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric.
Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X): Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric.
Safety (supplemental) (S:X): Not evaluated.
Automatable (supplemental) (AU:Y): Yes: all four kill-chain steps (reconnaissance, weaponization, delivery, exploitation) can be automated.
Recovery (supplemental) (R:X): Not evaluated.
Value density (supplemental) (V:X): Not evaluated.
Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:L): Low/trivial response effort (documentation, simple configuration, low-touch guidance).
Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X): Not evaluated.

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[email protected]

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-47896

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00005::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00006::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00007::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00008::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00009::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00010::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00011::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00012::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00013::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00014::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00015::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00016::::::
apache	lucene.net	4.8.0	cpe:2.3:a:apache:lucene.net:4.8.0:beta00017::::::

References for CVE-2026-47896

URL	Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/7y9gbt17p55fh1zltks4pnh719wq9sqt	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/03/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2026-47896 | Apache Lucene.Net: Unauthenticated arbitrary file read on the Lucene.Net.Replicator replication server

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-47896

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-47896

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-47896

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-47896

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-47896

References for CVE-2026-47896