7.5

CVE-2025-23184: Apache CXF: Denial of Service vulnerability with temporary files

Modified
AliasesCGA-3qq4-4xjj-f6h2CGA-546j-6mpf-jfx6CGA-5g2w-ghvq-rgxm
Published 21-01-2025Last modified 15-12-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-23184 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in apache software foundation apache cxf. EPSS estimates a 2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.19%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 1
RHSA-2025:10452RHSA-2025:10453RHSA-2025:10924RHSA-2025:10925RHSA-2025:10926RHSA-2026:33371

Timeline

  1. 21-01-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A potential denial of service vulnerability is present in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.10, 3.6.5 and 4.0.6. In some edge cases, the CachedOutputStream instances may not be closed and, if backed by temporary files, may fill up the file system (it applies to servers and clients).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.06 pp

From 2.13% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard7 products
  • apache-tika-2.9< 2.9.2-r5
  • apache-tika-2.9-compat< 2.9.2-r5
  • apache-tika-3.0< 3.0.0-r9
  • apache-tika-3.0-compat< 3.0.0-r9
  • wso2is< 7.1.0-r1
Apache1 product
  • cxf< 3.5.10 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.5 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.6
Apache software foundation1 product
  • apache cxf< 3.5.10 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.5 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.6
Org.apache.cxf1 product
  • cxf-core< 3.5.10 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 3.6.5 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.6

4 vendors · 10 products

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