Arbitrary Java execution via trusted-package class loading
Published Jan 19, 2024 · Updated Jul 14, 2026
Sandbox escape in TUM Applied Education Technologies Ares before 1.8.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary Java through trusted packages. The class loader treats package names on its trusted list as sufficient proof of trust, so attacker-controlled classes placed under those names inherit sandbox permissions. Exploitation requires submitted code to be compiled into a trusted package and an assessor or automated test environment to execute the supposedly sandboxed assignment.
Summary
What happened
Sandbox escape in TUM Applied Education Technologies Ares before 1.8.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary Java through trusted packages. The class loader treats package names on its trusted list as sufficient proof of trust, so attacker-controlled classes placed under those names inherit sandbox permissions. Exploitation requires submitted code to be compiled into a trusted package and an assessor or automated test environment to execute the supposedly sandboxed assignment.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-23682
- Published
- Jan 19, 2024
- Updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Vendor
- TUM Applied Education Technologies
- Product
- Ares
- Classifications
- CWE-653, CWE-501, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.8.0
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