CVE-2025-11165
9.9 · CRITICALOverview
CVE-2025-11165 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting dotcms dotcms. It was published on February 24, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
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).
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from dotcms. Update dotcms to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| dotcms | dotcms | >= 0, < 24.12.27 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2025-11165?
CVE-2025-11165 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting dotcms dotcms. It was published on February 24, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2025-11165?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-11165?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from dotcms. Update dotcms to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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