compression bomb attack in Apache Seata Server

published 2025-03-20 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr , EUVD-2025-6741

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Seata (incubating).

This issue affects Apache Seata (incubating): through <=2.2.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

maven org.apache.seata:seata-parent 2.3.0
apache seata 2.3.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-03-20)

Exploit prediction

0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
GitHub	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.apache.seata:seata-parent	>=2.0.0, <2.3.0	2.3.0

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Seata (incubating)

Classification

Weakness

CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

References

lists.apache.org /thread/grn0x8tmssx07qc9z50lwgmrkwzrrhzg
vendor-advisory, web, mailing-list
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2025/03/19/6
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54016
advisory
github.com /apache/incubator-seata
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary