VulnerabilityPublished 28 May 2025

CVE-2025-27528: Apache InLong · Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affects Apache InLongSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical · fixed in 2.2.0 : patch Apache InLong as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

9.1Critical

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

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 2.2.0

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
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: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to 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 28 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 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.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, 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.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubapache/inlong`pkg:github/apache/inlong`Other threats	Affected =1.13.0 <=2.1.0	Fixed in–

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability effectively, European organizations should: 1) Immediately upgrade Apache InLong to version 2.2.0, which contains the official fix for CVE-2025-27528. 2) If upgrading is not immediately feasible, apply the patch available in the Apache InLong GitHub repository (pull request #11747) to address the deserialization flaw. 3) Conduct a thorough audit of all systems running vulnerable versions of Apache InLong to identify and isolate affected instances. 4) Implement network segmentation and strict access controls around data integration platforms to limit exposure. 5) Monitor logs and network traffic for unusual file access patterns or unauthorized queries that could indicate exploitation attempts. 6) Employ runtime application self-protection (RASP) or web application firewalls (WAFs) configured to detect and block suspicious deserialization payloads. 7) Educate development and operations teams about secure deserialization practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities in custom code or integrations. 8) Regularly review and update incident response plans to include scenarios involving deserialization vulnerabilities and data exfiltration.

Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache InLong. This issue affects Apache InLong: from 1.13.0 through 2.1.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the security mechanisms of InLong JDBC and leads to arbitrary file reading. Users are advised to upgrade to Apache InLong's 2.2.0 or cherry-pick [1] to solve it. [1] https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/11747

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of CVE-2025-27528 can be substantial, especially for those relying on Apache InLong for data integration and processing tasks. The arbitrary file reading capability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive personal data, intellectual property, or internal configuration details, which may violate the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection laws. This could result in legal penalties, reputational damage, and loss of customer trust. Additionally, exposure of internal files could facilitate further attacks, such as privilege escalation or lateral movement within enterprise networks. Organizations in sectors such as finance, healthcare, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure, which often handle sensitive or regulated data, are particularly at risk. Given that Apache InLong is used for managing large-scale data flows, exploitation could disrupt business operations or compromise data integrity, impacting decision-making and service delivery.

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumCWE Top 25 (2025): #15OWASP Top 10 A08:2025: Software or Data Integrity Failures (opens in a new tab)
The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
Architecture and Design · Implementation
If available, use the signing/sealing features of the programming language to assure that deserialized data has not been tainted. For example, a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) could be used to ensure that data has not been modified.
Implementation
When deserializing data, populate a new object rather than just deserializing. The result is that the data flows through safe input validation and that the functions are safe.
Implementation
Explicitly define a final object() to prevent deserialization.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
XML External Entity Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Software Supply Chain Security (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V1.5.2 (opens in a new tab)
V5.5.3 (opens in a new tab)
V5.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Object Injection (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…

Exploitation evidence

What to do

Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 6 Jul 2025, 01:40 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-502

Technical details

References

Community reviews

Related threats