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How the CVE Works
CVE-2025-53606 is a critical deserialization vulnerability in Apache Seata (incubating) 2.4.0, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending maliciously crafted serialized objects. The flaw occurs due to insufficient validation during deserialization, enabling unsafe object instantiation. Attackers exploit this by injecting harmful payloads into transaction requests, leading to remote code execution (RCE) under the context of the Seata server. The vulnerability stems from insecure use of Java’s native serialization, which lacks proper checks for untrusted data.
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Platform: Apache Seata
Version: 2.4.0
Vulnerability: Deserialization RCE
Severity: Critical
Date: 08/11/2025
Prediction: Patch expected by 08/25/2025
What Undercode Say
Check Seata version seata-server --version Exploit PoC (simulated) python3 seata_exploit.py --target <IP> --port 8091 Mitigation (pre-patch) iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8091 -j DROP
Exploit:
- Sends malicious serialized payloads.
- Bypasses deserialization checks.
- Triggers RCE via crafted transaction requests.
Protection from this CVE
- Upgrade to Seata 2.5.0.
- Disable remote serialization.
- Use allowlist deserialization.
Impact:
- Full system compromise.
- Unauthorized transaction manipulation.
- Data integrity loss.
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Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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