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Amazon Linux 2 : plexus-utils, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3233 (ALAS-2026-3233)
high Nessus Plugin ID 306287
Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of plexus-utils installed on the remote host is prior to 3.0.9-9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3233 advisory.Directory Traversal vulnerability in the extractFile method of org.codehaus.plexus.util.Expand in plexus- utils before 6d780b3378829318ba5c2d29547e0012d5b29642. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2025-67030)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update plexus-utils' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3233' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com//AL2/ALAS2-2026-3233.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 306287
File Name: al2_ALAS-2026-3233.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/14/2026
Updated: 4/14/2026
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-67030
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:plexus-utils-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:plexus-utils, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-67030