How severe is CVE-2018-10862?

CVE-2018-10862 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2018-10862?

CVE-2018-10862 affects the following packages: org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10862?

Update org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server to 6.0.0.Alpha3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2018-10862 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2018-10862 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2018-10862 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Is CVE-2018-10862 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2018-10862 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-10862?

CVE-2018-10862 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.3%, placing it in the 70th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-10862?

CVE-2018-10862 is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2018-10862 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2018-10862 was published on July 27, 2018 and was last updated on October 24, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2018-10862 — wildfly-server

MEDIUM

CVE-2018-10862 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server. A fix is available for org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in WildFly

Also known asGHSA-w8r2-5j8x-x8j6

Published

Jul 27, 2018

Updated

Oct 24, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 3, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs70th percentile — riskier than 70% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

WildFly Core before version 6.0.0.Alpha3 does not properly validate file paths in .war archives, allowing for the extraction of crafted .war archives to overwrite arbitrary files. This is an instance of the 'Zip Slip' vulnerability.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server`	all versions	6.0.0.Alpha3`org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server:6.0.0.Alpha3`

Affected Products

3 products · 6 configurations

Application

jboss enterprise application platformredhat

1 version

7.1.0

Application

virtualizationredhat

1 version

4.0

Application

wildfly coreredhat

≤ 5.0.0

1 version

6.0.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.wildfly.core:wildfly-server to 6.0.0.Alpha3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2018-10862 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatImportant

This vulnerability can only be exploited by users with deployment permissions.

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.6	`wildfly`	RHSA-2020:2321
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1	see advisory	RHSA-2018:2277
Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.1	`wildfly`	RHSA-2018:2425
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6	`eap7-apache-cxf-0:3.1.16-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6`	RHSA-2018:2276
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 6	`eap7-activemq-artemis-0:1.5.5.013-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el6`	RHSA-2018:2423
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 for RHEL 7	`eap7-activemq-artemis-0:1.5.5.013-1.redhat_1.1.ep7.el7`	RHSA-2018:2424
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery	`wildfly`	RHSA-2020:2562
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.2	`wildfly`	RHSA-2018:2279

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

5.5/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE Classification

CWE-22Path Traversal

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Jul 27, 2018

Last updated

Oct 24, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2018-10862

GHSA-w8r2-5j8x-x8j6

References

Related vulnerabilities

Also affects wildfly-server

This CVE is medium severity; 1 of 2 other CVEs affecting wildfly-server is rated as high or higher (top: moderate).

CVE-2025-23367CVE-2021-3644

Same weakness: CWE-22

This CVE is medium severity; 6 of 6 other CVEs with CWE-22 are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2026-62331GHSA-4xm8-rg9h-jhq2CVE-2026-9083CVE-2026-115908CVE-2026-118667CVE-2026-118654Browse all CWE-22

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedOct 24, 2026

CVE-2018-10862 — wildfly-server

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

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Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

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Fixing This On Your OS

Frequently Asked Questions

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