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CVE-2025-48924VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Org.apache.commons:commons lang3: Apache Commons Lang is vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion when processing long

Affects org.apache.commons:commons-lang3Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-48924· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 3.18.0 when convenient.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.15.3
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.18.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 to 3.18.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavenorg.apache.commons:commons-lang3Affected
  • >=3.0 <3.18.0
Fixed in
  • 3.18.0
Mavencommons-lang:commons-langAffected
  • >=2.0 <=2.6
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Users should upgrade to Apache Commons Lang version 3.18.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigations are indicated or required.

Description

Apache Commons Lang versions 2.0 through 2.6 and 3.0 through before 3.18.0 contain an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in the ClassUtils.getClass(...) method. This flaw can cause a StackOverflowError when processing very long inputs, potentially causing applications to stop unexpectedly. The issue is fixed in version 3.18.0.

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