Medium · CVSS 5.3CVE-2024-1459

Undertow: directory traversal vulnerabilityCVE-2024-1459

Answer in brief

CVE-2024-1459 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Undertow: directory traversal vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps undertow (generic), Red Hat/undertow (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Feb 12, 2024Updated Aug 4, 2026Source checked Nov 3, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 4, 2026Material review Aug 4, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 3 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps undertow (generic), Red Hat/undertow (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Affected products and reported versions
Product	Affected versions	Fixed versions
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:-:::::::*	Not reported	Not reported

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
undertowgeneric	>=0 <2.3.12	2.3.12
Red Hat/undertowgeneric	*	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for undertow, Red Hat/undertow.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Feb 12, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 4, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

A path traversal vulnerability was found in Undertow. This issue may allow a remote attacker to append a specially-crafted sequence to an HTTP request for an application deployed to JBoss EAP, which may permit access to privileged or restricted files and directories.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps undertow (generic), Red Hat/undertow (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Affected products and reported versions
Product	Affected versions	Fixed versions
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:undertow:-:::::::*	Not reported	Not reported

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
undertowgeneric	>=0 <2.3.12	2.3.12
Red Hat/undertowgeneric	*	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for undertow, Red Hat/undertow.

Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.