Is CVE-2026-75598 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75598 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-75598?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 6 November 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75598?

Yes. com.gradleup.shadow:com.gradleup.shadow.gradle.plugin (Maven): upgrade to 9.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-75598 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-75598?

Check whether you run Gradle Shadow or com.gradleup.shadow:com.gradleup.shadow.gradle.plugin (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.

CVE-2026-75598: Gradle Shadow plugin Zip Slip path traversal

CVE-2026-75598 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-11-06

Gradle Shadow is a plugin that packages Java applications and their dependencies into a single JAR file. Versions prior to 9.6.0 fail to validate file paths within the packaged archive, allowing a malicious dependency to include specially crafted entries that can extract files outside the intended directory. If extracted without protections, an attacker could write files to arbitrary locations on a system.

Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-75598 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75598 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-75598?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 6 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Gradle Shadow prior to 9.6.0; com.gradleup.shadow:com.gradleup.shadow.gradle.plugin (Maven) < 9.6.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=9.6.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75598?: Yes. com.gradleup.shadow:com.gradleup.shadow.gradle.plugin (Maven): upgrade to 9.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-75598 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-75598?: Check whether you run Gradle Shadow or com.gradleup.shadow:com.gradleup.shadow.gradle.plugin (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

com.gradleup.shadow:com.gradleup.shadow.gradle.plugin (Maven): upgrade to 9.6.0 or later

# set com.gradleup.shadow:com.gradleup.shadow.gradle.plugin to 9.6.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Technical details

The Shadow plugin does not independently validate ZIP entry names before writing them to output archives, allowing Zip Slip path traversal attacks. A malicious dependency can preserve traversal entry names (e.g., "../../../etc/passwd") in the generated JAR. When the resulting archive is extracted by downstream tooling or end users without path traversal protection, attacker-controlled files can be written outside the intended extraction directory.

Affected products

Gradle Shadow prior to 9.6.0

Identifiers

CVE-2026-75598
GHSA-rr8v-fxxf-c986

Timeline

2026-11-06: disclosed

References

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