#VU123562 Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification) in marshmallow - CVE-2025-68480
Published: March 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123562
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68480
CWE-ID: CWE-405
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
marshmallow
marshmallow
Software vendor:
marshmallow-code
marshmallow-code
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a moderately sized request can consume a disproportionate amount of CPU time. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.