CVE-2025-70974: Alibaba Fastjson · Untrusted Functionality Inclusion
Affects Alibaba FastjsonSource CVE Database V5
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 10.0 Critical : upgrade to 1.2.48 as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 54% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.2.48
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jan 2026
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.
What to do
Upgrade Fastjson and com.alibaba/fastjson to 1.2.48.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlibabaFastjson | Affected
| Fixed in
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Mavencom.alibaba/fastjsonpkg:maven/com.alibaba/fastjsonOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
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AI-suggested
Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided vendor advisory content. Users should check the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-70974 for the latest remediation guidance. Upgrading Fastjson to version 1.2.48 or later is expected to address the issue, as the vulnerability affects versions before 1.2.48. Until patched, avoid processing untrusted JSON input with autoType enabled or disable autoType functionality if possible.
Description
Fastjson before 1.2.48 mishandles autoType because, when an `@type` key is in a JSON document, and the value of that key is the name of a Java class, there may be calls to certain public methods of that class. Depending on the behavior of those methods, there may be JNDI injection with an attacker-supplied payload located elsewhere in that JSON document. This was exploited in the wild in 2023 through 2025. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-18349. Also, a later bypass is covered by CVE-2022-25845.
References
- github.com/alibaba/fastjson/compare/1.2.47...1.2.48 (opens in a new tab)
- seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-98020 (opens in a new tab)
- cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2019-22238 (opens in a new tab)
- freebuf.com/vuls/208339.html (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/fastjson/1.2.47-rce (opens in a new tab)
- cloudsek.com/blog/androxgh0st-continues-exploitation-operators-compromise-a-us-university-for-hosting-c2-logger (opens in a new tab)
- cert.360.cn/warning/detail?id=7240aeab581c6dc2c9c5350756079955 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-70974 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428203 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-70974.json (opens in a new tab)