Knowage RCE via unsafe JXPath in MetaService before 8.1.27
CVE-2025-59954 Published on September 29, 2025

Knowage Contains a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Knowage is an open source analytics and business intelligence suite. Versions 8.1.26 and below are vulnerable to Remote Code Exection through using an unsafe org.apache.commons.jxpath.JXPathContext in MetaService.java service. This issue is fixed in version 8.1.27.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-59954 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:

NETWORK

Attack Complexity:

LOW

Privileges Required:

NONE

User Interaction:

NONE

Weakness Type

What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

CVE-2025-59954 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.

Affected Versions

KnowageLabs Knowage-Server Version < 8.1.27 is affected by CVE-2025-59954

Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.55%

Percentile

43.83%