{"cve":"CVE-2019-17572","nvd":{"published":"2020-05-14T17:15:11.977","modified":"2026-06-17T02:24:12.187","status":"Modified","description":"In Apache RocketMQ 4.2.0 to 4.6.0, when the automatic topic creation in the broker is turned on by default, an evil topic like “../../../../topic2020” is sent from rocketmq-client to the broker, a topic folder will be created in the parent directory in brokers, which leads to a directory traversal vulnerability. Users of the affected versions should apply one of the following: Upgrade to Apache RocketMQ 4.6.1 or later.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","score":5.3},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fdea1c5407da47a17d5522fa149a097cacded1916c1c1534d46edc6d%40%3Cprivate.rocketmq.apache.org%3E","https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/112","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/fdea1c5407da47a17d5522fa149a097cacded1916c1c1534d46edc6d%40%3Cprivate.rocketmq.apache.org%3E","https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q2/112"],"products":["apache:rocketmq"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:04:18.695612450+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-17572","score":0.02985,"percentile":0.87305,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-5x3v-2gxr-59m2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5x3v-2gxr-59m2","summary":"Directory traversal in Apache RocketMQ","modified":"2024-12-02T05:32:40.753141Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.rocketmq/rocketmq-broker","ranges":[">=4.2.0 <4.6.1"],"fixed":["4.6.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}