CVE-2025-48924: apache software foundation apache commons lang Uncontrolled Recursion
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-48924 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in apache software foundation apache commons lang. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 35Timeline
- 11-07-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang. This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0. The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
2.63%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.36 pp
From 2.27% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard198 products
- airflow-2-bitnami-compatAll versions (No fix recorded)
- airflow-3< 3.2.0-r0
- airflow-3-bitnami-compatAll versions (No fix recorded)
- akhq< 0.26.0-r0
- apache-activemq-artemis< 2.42.0-r1
Apache1 product
- commons_lang≥ 2.0, < 2.6 | ≥ 3.0, < 3.18.0
Apache software foundation1 product
- apache commons lang≥ 2.0, ≤ 2.6 | ≥ 3.0, < 3.18.0
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