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CVE-2025-33042 (GCVE-0-2025-33042)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-13 11:47 – Updated: 2026-02-13 18:05
VLAI
Title
Apache Avro Java SDK: Code injection on Java generated code
Summary
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.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-13 18:05 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Avro Java SDK Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.11.4 (semver)
Affected: 1.12.0 (semver)
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Credits
Brant Eckert
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