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commons-io vulnerability
Type: advisorySources: OSV
It was discovered that Apache Commons IO incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
- Products
- commons-io
- Affected versions
- 2.5-1, 2.5-2, 2.6-1, 2.6-2
- Fixed versions
- 2.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1, 2.6-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-29425
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 10:04 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
It was discovered that Apache Commons IO incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
osv:USN-5095-1
commons-io
Fixed versions: 2.6-2ubuntu0.18.04.1
commons-io
Fixed versions: 2.6-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
Complete source record
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