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CVE-2025-64518VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.27.1 release and security update

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-64518· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 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 33% 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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavenorg.cyclonedx/cyclonedx-core-javapkg:maven/org.cyclonedx/cyclonedx-core-javaOther threatsAffected
  • =2.1.0
  • =11.0.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A security update for Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.20.4 is available that addresses CVE-2025-64518. Users should apply this update after ensuring all previously released errata relevant to their system have been applied. Follow Red Hat's official guidance for applying updates: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

Red Hat has released a security update for Red Hat build of Quarkus 3.27.1 addressing a vulnerability in the CycloneDX Core Java library. The vulnerability (CVE-2025-64518) involves XML External Entity (XXE) injection during BOM validation. This update mitigates the risk by fixing the XXE injection issue. The advisory rates the security impact as Moderate. Users should apply the update following Red Hat's guidance to remediate the vulnerability.

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