{"cve":"CVE-2023-40827","nvd":{"published":"2023-08-28T22:15:09.583","modified":"2026-06-17T06:19:37.517","status":"Modified","description":"An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the loadpluginPath parameter.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/issues/536","https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/pull/537","https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/pull/537/commits/ed9392069fe14c6c30d9f876710e5ad40f7ea8c1","https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/issues/536","https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/pull/537"],"products":["pf4j_project:pf4j"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:39:14.809778102+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-40827","score":0.01698,"percentile":0.77181,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-rvm8-j2cp-j592","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rvm8-j2cp-j592","summary":"pf4j vulnerable to remote code execution via loadpluginPath parameter","modified":"2024-02-16T08:09:49.200269Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.pf4j:pf4j","purl":"pkg:maven/org.pf4j/pf4j","ranges":["<=3.9.0"],"fixed":[]}]}],"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."]}