Deserialization of Untrusted Data in ActiveMQ NMS OpenWire client - CVE-2025-29953
Published: April 24, 2025 / Updated: June 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107897
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29953
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
ActiveMQ NMS OpenWire client
ActiveMQ NMS OpenWire client
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when performing connections to untrusted servers. A remote attacker can trick the client into connecting to a malicious server and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-29953
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/18/3
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/vc1sj9y3056d3kkhcvrs9fyw5w8kpmlx
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9g64-r942-fvmp
- https://github.com/apache/activemq-nms-openwire/commit/8944c41
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQNET-844
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-266/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/d2d1r7118z5fs92rorw4gtg1l3jzhsg3