Disclosure summary
Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. When Gradle writes a dependency into its dependency cache, it uses the dependency's coordinates to compute a file location. With specially crafted dependency coordinates, Gradle can be made to write files into an unintended location. The file may be written outside the dependency cache or over another file in the dependency cache. This vulnerability could be used to poison the dependency cache or overwrite important files elsewhere on the filesystem where the Gradle process has write permissions. Exploiting this vulnerability requires an attacker to have control over a dependency repository used by the Gradle build or have the ability to modify the build's configuration. It is unlikely that this would go unnoticed. A fix has been released in Gradle 7.6.2 and 8.2 to protect against this vulnerability. Gradle will refuse to cache dependencies that have path traversal elements in their dependency coordinates. It is recommended that users upgrade to a patched version. If you are unable to upgrade to Gradle 7.6.2 or 8.2, `dependency verification` will make this vulnerability more difficult to exploit.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-22
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2023-35946
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| gradle | gradle | * {"versionStartIncluding":"8.0.0","versionEndExcluding":"8.2.0"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- docs.gradle.org — Product, Vendor Advisory
- github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- github.com — Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com — Third Party Advisory
- docs.gradle.org — Product, Vendor Advisory
- github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- github.com — Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com — Third Party Advisory
PUBLISHED 2023-06-30T17:15:09-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T18:17:24-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:21-04:00