CVE-2025-49506VulnerabilityPublished 27 Oct 2026Updated 10 Nov 2026

SUSE · Security update for apr-util

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-49506· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 20:06 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

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

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 10 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.

What to do

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

Apply the security update for apr-util provided by the SUSE Product Security Team to remediate these vulnerabilities. No further mitigation steps are indicated beyond installing the official fix.

Description

This security update for apr-util addresses multiple critical vulnerabilities including a side channel timing attack leading to content leakage, an XML stack recursion crash, SQL injection via apr_dbd_oracle, and heap buffer overflows in the Redis and APR memcached clients. These issues could allow attackers to leak sensitive information, cause denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. The update fixes these vulnerabilities to protect affected systems.

Impact

Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information (via timing attack), application crashes (via XML stack recursion), unauthorized database manipulation (via SQL injection), and potential remote code execution or denial of service (via heap buffer overflows). The overall impact is critical due to the combination of information leakage, injection, and memory corruption issues.

Summary

The apr-util component had several critical security flaws: CVE-2025-49506 involves leaking content through a side channel timing attack; CVE-2026-32327 is an XML stack recursion crash causing potential denial of service; CVE-2026-34191 is an SQL injection vulnerability via apr_dbd_oracle; CVE-2026-34501 and CVE-2026-34502 are heap buffer overflows in the Redis and APR memcached clients respectively. These vulnerabilities were fixed in the update provided by the SUSE Product Security Team.

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