UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting com.sparkjava:spark-core package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.47% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-COMSPARKJAVA-18313166
  • published26 Jul 2026
  • disclosed26 Jul 2026
  • creditnaixiao

Introduced: 26 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-17459  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-61  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for com.sparkjava:spark-core.

Overview

com.sparkjava:spark-core is a web framework for java.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in the staticFiles.externalLocation process. An attacker can access sensitive files outside the intended directory by exploiting symbolic link resolution remotely.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1