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Publication date: 2025-11-19

Last updated on: 2025-11-25

Assigner: Apache Software Foundation

Description

Apache Causeway faces Java deserialization vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution (RCE) through user-controllable URL parameters. These vulnerabilities affect all applications using Causeway's ViewModel functionality and can be exploited by authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with application privileges. This issue affects all current versions. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.5.0, which fixes the issue.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-19

Last Modified

2025-11-25

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-19

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-64408

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
apache	causeway	From 2.0.0 (inc) to 3.5.0 (exc)
apache	causeway	4.0.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-502	The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in Apache Causeway involves Java deserialization flaws that allow remote code execution (RCE) through user-controllable URL parameters. Authenticated attackers can exploit this issue in applications using Causeway's ViewModel functionality to execute arbitrary code with the application's privileges.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected application with the same privileges as the application itself. This can lead to unauthorized actions, data compromise, or further system compromise.

Mitigation Strategies

Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Causeway version 3.5.0, which fixes the vulnerability.

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