CVE-2025-33042
Apache Avro Java SDK is Vulnerable to Code Injection
7.3
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.06%
Description
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache Avro Java SDK when generating specific records from untrusted Avro schemas. This issue affects Apache Avro Java SDK: all versions through 1.11.4 and version 1.12.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.12.1 or 1.11.5, which fix the issue.
How to fix CVE-2025-33042
To remediate CVE-2025-33042, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.12.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.11.5 or later
Is CVE-2025-33042 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 1.12.0, < 1.12.1
- from 0, < 1.11.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |