CVE-2025-11165

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A sandbox escape vulnerability exists in dotCMS’s Velocity scripting engine (VTools) that allows authenticated users with scripting privileges to bypass class and package restrictions enforced by SecureUberspectorImpl. By dynamically modifying the Velocity engine’s runtime configuration and reinitializing its Uberspect, a malicious actor can remove the introspector.restrict.classes and introspector.restrict.packages protections. Once these restrictions are cleared, the attacker can access arbitrary Java classes, including java.lang.Runtime, and execute arbitrary system commands under the privileges of the application process (e.g. dotCMS or Tomcat user).

9.9 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/known-security-issues?issueNumber=SI-74 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
History

17 Jun 2026, 08:29

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Summary
  • (es) Hay una vulnerabilidad de escape de sandbox en el motor de scripting Velocity de dotCMS (VTools) que permite a usuarios autenticados con privilegios de scripting eludir las restricciones de clase y paquete impuestas por SecureUberspectorImpl. Al modificar dinámicamente la configuración en tiempo de ejecución del motor Velocity y reinicializar su Uberspect, un actor malicioso puede eliminar las protecciones introspector.restrict.classes e introspector.restrict.packages. Una vez que se eliminan estas restricciones, el atacante puede acceder a clases Java arbitrarias, incluyendo java.lang.Runtime, y ejecutar comandos de sistema arbitrarios bajo los privilegios del proceso de la aplicación (p. ej., usuario de dotCMS o Tomcat).

03 Mar 2026, 00:34

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References () https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/known-security-issues?issueNumber=SI-74 - () https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/known-security-issues?issueNumber=SI-74 - Vendor Advisory
First Time Dotcms
Dotcms dotcms
CPE cpe:2.3:a:dotcms:dotcms:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.9

24 Feb 2026, 09:16

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2026-02-24 09:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 08:29

NVD link : CVE-2025-11165

Mitre link : CVE-2025-11165

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-11165

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Products Affected

dotcms

  • dotcms
CWE
CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')