CVE-2025-70952: pf4j is vulnerable to Path Traversal or Zip Slip attack through improper handling of zip entry names

CVE-2025-70952 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-03-25

pf4j is vulnerable to Path Traversal or Zip Slip attack through improper handling of zip entry names

Technologies: org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-70952 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-70952 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-70952?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 25 March 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.14.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-70952?
Yes. org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven): upgrade to 3.14.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-70952?
Check whether you run org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven): upgrade to 3.14.1 or later
    # set org.pf4j:pf4j to 3.14.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.14.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-70952
  • GHSA-5458-7hh9-v7p4

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