CVE-2025-49506VulnerabilityPublished 6 Aug 2026Updated 12 Nov 2026

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-49506· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Apache Software FoundationApache Portable Runtime Utility	Affected >=1.2.0 <=1.6.3	Fixed in–
Mavenorg.apache.apr/apr-util`pkg:maven/org.apache.apr/apr-util`Other threats	Affected =1.2.0 <=1.6.3	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fixed version of APR-util is available in version 1.6.4 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or apply vendor-provided security updates promptly. For Red Hat Hardened Images, update to apr-util-1.6.5-1.hum1 or later. Ubuntu users should apply the security updates provided for their respective LTS releases. Standard system updates will generally include these fixes. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying these updates.

Description

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library (APR-util) versions prior to 1.6.4. These include a timing side-channel in password hash comparisons, improper handling of recursive XML element quoting leading to denial of service, and heap-based buffer overflows in the Redis and memcached clients that could allow remote code execution or crashes. Updates addressing these issues are available in APR-util version 1.6.4 and later, as well as in various Linux distributions' security updates.

Impact

An attacker could exploit the timing side-channel vulnerability to obtain sensitive information related to password hashes. The XML quoting flaw could be used to cause denial of service by crashing applications using APR-util. The heap-based buffer overflows in Redis and memcached clients present a risk of remote code execution or application crashes, posing a significant security risk if exploited. No known exploits in the wild have been reported as of the published date.

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