Is CVE-2025-11965 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-11965 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-01-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-11965?

CVE-2025-11965 has a CVSS score of 6.3 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2025-11965?

Patch guidance is available from eclipse security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2025-11965.

Which products are affected by CVE-2025-11965?

2 products: eclipse vert.x, eclipse vert.x.

CVE-2025-11965 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.21] and [5.0.0, 5.0.4], a StaticHandler configuration for restricting access to hidden files fails to restrict access to hidden directories, allowing unauthorized users to retrieve files within them (e.g. '.git/config').

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-552

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ECLIPSE
Published: 10/22/2025
Last Modified: 1/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2025-11965

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