CVE-2025-32896 Apache SeaTunnel: Unauthenticated insecure access

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can submit jobs via REST API to achieve arbitrary file read and remote code execution through deserialization.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-32896?

CVE-2025-32896 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache SeaTunnel, published on 19 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

# Summary

Unauthorized users can perform Arbitrary File Read and Deserialization attack by submit job using restful api-v1.

# Details Unauthorized users can access `/hazelcast/rest/maps/submit-job` to submit job. An attacker can set extra params in mysql url to perform Arbitrary File Read and Deserialization attack.

This issue affects Apache SeaTunnel: <=2.3.10

# Fixed

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.11, and enable restful api-v2 & open https two-way authentication , which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32896?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.seatunnel:seatunnel-engine-common and org.apache.seatunnel:seatunnel-engine-server. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.apache.seatunnel:seatunnel-engine-common MavenAll versions2.3.11
org.apache.seatunnel:seatunnel-engine-common MavenAll versions2.3.11
org.apache.seatunnel:seatunnel-engine-server MavenAll versions2.3.11
org.apache.seatunnel:seatunnel-engine-server MavenAll versions2.3.11

Products include Apache Seatunnel.

How do I fix CVE-2025-32896?

Upgrade org.apache.seatunnel:seatunnel-engine-common to 2.3.11 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-32896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9x53-gr7p-4qf5.

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