CVE-2026-75598
Gradle Shadow: Zip Slip path traversal in ShadowCopyAction — no independent entry-name sanitization
Description
The Gradle Shadow plugin creates fat or uber JARs and supports file transformation and package relocation. Prior to version 9.6.0, Shadow does not independently validate ZIP entry names before writing them to its output archive. A malicious dependency can cause traversal entry names to be preserved when the applicable archive-processing path does not reject them. Some affected Shadow implementations process dependency archives directly, so upgrading Gradle alone does not universally prevent this behavior. If the resulting archive is extracted without path traversal protection, attacker-controlled files can be written outside the intended destination. This issue is fixed in version 9.6.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 6, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 6, 2026, 6:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Gradle Shadow plugin to version 9.6.0.
- Ensure archive extraction processes have path traversal protection.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Gradle Shadow plugin creates fat or uber JARs and supports file transformation and package relocation. Prior to version 9.6.0, Shadow does not independently validate ZIP entry names before writing them to its output archive. A malicious dependency can cause traversal entry names to be preserved when the applicable archive-processing path does not reject them. Some affected Shadow implementations process dependency archives directly, so upgrading Gradle alone does not universally prevent this behavior. If the resulting archive is extracted without path traversal protection, attacker-controlled files can be written outside the intended destination. This issue is fixed in version 9.6.0. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-22 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/75xxx/CVE-2026-75598.json">CVE-2026-75598</a> Added Reference https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/commit/0c2744fcc050e34a084f5131d5e167b13c342bfd Added Reference https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/releases/tag/9.6.0 Added Reference https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/security/advisories/GHSA-rr8v-fxxf-c986