CVE-2025-32897 Apache Seata (incubating): Deserialization of untrusted Data in Apache Seata Server
An attacker with internal network access can execute arbitrary code via deserialization in Apache Seata's optional Raft cluster mode.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-32897?
CVE-2025-32897 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Apache Seata (incubating), published on 28 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Seata (incubating).
This security vulnerability is the same as CVE-2024-47552, but the version range described in the CVE-2024-47552 definition is too narrow. This issue affects Apache Seata (incubating): from 2.0.0 before 2.3.0.
Severity Justification: The Apache Seata security team assesses the severity of this vulnerability as "Low" due to stringent real-world mitigating factors. First, the vulnerability is strictly isolated to the Raft cluster mode, an optional and non-default feature introduced in v2.0.0, while most users rely on the unaffected traditional architecture. Second, Seata is an internal middleware; communication between TC and RM/TM occurs entirely within trusted internal networks. An attacker would require prior, unauthorized access to the Intranet to exploit this, making external exploitation highly improbable. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32897?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.seata:seata-config-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.seata:seata-config-core Maven | From 2.0.0 | 2.3.0 |
org.apache.seata:seata-config-core Maven | From 2.0.0 | 2.3.0 |
Products include Apache Seata.
How do I fix CVE-2025-32897?
Upgrade org.apache.seata:seata-config-core to 2.3.0 or later.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2025-32897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-32897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Seata (incubating)
- CVE-2025-53606 Apache Seata (incubating): Deserialization of untrusted Data in Apache Seata Server
- CVE-2024-47552 Apache Seata (incubating): Deserialization of untrusted Data in jraft mode in Apache Seata Server
- CVE-2024-22399 Apache Seata: Remote Code Execution vulnerability via Hessian Deserialization in Apache Seata Server
- CVE-2024-54016 compression bomb attack in Apache Seata Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m964-fjrh-xxq2.