CVE-2018-25068Network attack vector

File-operation interference via delete-then-mkdir race

Published Jan 6, 2023 · Updated Apr 10, 2025

Insecure temporary directory creation in Global POM Utilities 4.5.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to interfere with file operations. FileResourceManagerProvider.createTmpDir creates a temporary file, deletes it, and then recreates its path as a directory, leaving a non-atomic replacement window. Low-privileged access is required by the CNA assessment, but the public record does not identify the remote entry point or a more specific downstream consequence.

CVSS severity6.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.81%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure temporary directory creation in Global POM Utilities 4.5.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to interfere with file operations. FileResourceManagerProvider.createTmpDir creates a temporary file, deletes it, and then recreates its path as a directory, leaving a non-atomic replacement window. Low-privileged access is required by the CNA assessment, but the public record does not identify the remote entry point or a more specific downstream consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2018-25068
Published
Jan 6, 2023
Updated
Apr 10, 2025
Vendor
Advanced Natural Research Institute
Product
Global POM Utilities
Classifications
CWE-377, CWE-668
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.0
  2. Affected versionversion=4.1
  3. Affected versionversion=4.2
  4. Affected versionversion=4.3
  5. Affected versionversion=4.4
  6. Affected versionversion=4.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Advanced Natural Research Institute · Global POM Utilitiesversion=4.0; version=4.1; version=4.2; version=4.3; version=4.4; version=4.5

Published CVSS scores

6.5VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.3VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-377Insecure Temporary File
CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Public exploit references

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