CVE-2025-30065 Apache Parquet Avro Module Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by providing a malicious Avro schema in Parquet file metadata, affecting users of the parquet-avro module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-30065?
CVE-2025-30065 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Apache Parquet Java, published on 1 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Schema parsing in the parquet-avro module of Apache Parquet 1.15.0 and previous versions allows bad actors to execute arbitrary code
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.15.1, which fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30065?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro Maven | All versions | 1.15.1 |
org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro Maven | All versions | 1.15.1 |
Products include Apache Parquet Java.
How do I fix CVE-2025-30065?
Upgrade org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro to 1.15.1 or later.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2025-30065 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-30065 exists.
Public exploit code: 7 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Parquet Java
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c59-37c4-qrx5.