CVE-2025-8863 Information disclosure in YugabyteDB
High 7.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-8863 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-8863 is a high-severity vulnerability in YugabyteDB, published on 11 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: YugabyteDB. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8863/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8863/index.md)
Attackers can intercept sensitive diagnostic data transmitted over unencrypted HTTP connections in YugabyteDB.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8863?
CVE-2025-8863 is a high-severity vulnerability in YugabyteDB, published on 11 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
YugabyteDB diagnostic information was transmitted over HTTP, which could expose sensitive data during transmission
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8863?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8863?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-8863 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8863 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58pc-g9rc-gr6v.