#VU119156 Uncontrolled recursion in Apache bRPC - CVE-2025-59789
Published: December 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119156
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59789
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache bRPC
Apache bRPC
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in the json2pb component. A remote attacker can send specially crafted JSON data and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.