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Unprotected temporary directories in Wolfram Cloud may result in privilege escalation

CVE-2025-11919

The default JVM can access files and directories under `/tmp/` including the `$TemporaryDirectory` of other users on the same cloud instance (`/tmp/UserTemporaryFiles/`). The `-init` file for the the JVM initialization exists in the vulnerable directory during the startup of the JVM. An attacker with access to the shared `/tmp/` space can preemptively create or replace `.jar` files or directories (via the `-init` file) that the victim JVM will resolve first in its classpath. By strategically placing a malicious version of a commonly used library (e.g., `commons-io`) in a location that is included in the classpath before the legitimate version, an attacker can cause the JVM to load the malicious class during startup, thereby executing the attacker's code.

No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.6
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.2
Impact Score:5.8
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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-552 ↗CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
Wolfram Research Inc. Cloud 14.2 (affected)

References & Technical Advisories

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Threat Intelligence Signals

Identity & Timeline

StatusPUBLISHED
Assigning AuthorityCERT/CC · CERT · USA
Reserved2025-10-17T14:38:44
Published2026-06-26T15:39:41
Last Updated2026-06-26T17:40:10

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