Critical, CVSS 9.1MavenAmendedPublished
Apache FreeMarker template loading mechanism vulnerable to path traversal
CVE-2026-84939 · GHSA-27j2-h3m2-8237
- Affected
- Maven org.freemarker:freemarker >= 2.2.0, <= 2.3.34
- Fixed in
- 2.3.35· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Path traversal vulnerability in Apache FreeMarker template loading mechanism, if the attacker can specify an arbitrary malformed locale identifier to FreeMarker, and the localized lookup configuration setting is enabled (it's by default enabled). This issue affects Apache FreeMarker from 2.2.0 through 2.3.34. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.35. Disabling localized lookup in previous versions also mitigates this. Note that even in versions affected by this vulnerability, the files that can be loaded remain restricted by the TemplateLoader that FreeMarker is configured to use. In particular, FileTemplateLoader prevents attempts to traverse outside the baseDir specified in its constructor. Other TemplateLoader implementations may allow access outside their designated base directory, but they are still constrained by the underlying storage mechanism—for example, a loader wrapping a Java class loader can only access resources that the class loader can load, while one…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.3.35 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.