CVE-2025-46762 json
Apache Parquet Java: Potential malicious code execution from trusted packages in the parquet-avro module when reading an Avro schema from a Parquet file metadata
published 2025-05-06 18 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2025-13488 , GHSA-53wx-pr6q-m3j5
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Schema parsing in the parquet-avro module of Apache Parquet 1.15.0 and previous versions allows bad actors to execute arbitrary code.
While 1.15.1 introduced a fix to restrict untrusted packages, the default setting of trusted packages still allows malicious classes from these packages to be executed.
The exploit is only applicable if the client code of parquet-avro uses the "specific" or the "reflect" models deliberately for reading Parquet files. ("generic" model is not impacted)
Users are recommended to upgrade to 1.15.2 or set the system property "org.apache.parquet.avro.SERIALIZABLE_PACKAGES" to an empty string on 1.15.1. Both are sufficient to fix the issue.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro 1.15.2
- org.apache.parquet parquet-avro 1.15.2
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2025-46762 updated cvss 8.1
org.apache.parquet/parquet-avro: Apache Parquet Java: Potential malicious code execution from trusted packages in the parquet-avro module when reading an Avro schema from a Parquet file metadata
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Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 parquet-avroaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/RE:M/U:Amber |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:N/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:M/U:Amber |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro | <1.15.2 |
1.15.2 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Parquet Java
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
References
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lists.apache.org
/thread/t7724lpvl110xsbgqwsmrdsns0rhycdp
vendor-advisory, web, mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2025/05/02/1
web, mailing-list
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46762
advisory
-
github.com
/apache/parquet-java
package
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issues.apache.org
/jira/browse/AVRO-3985
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-46762
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-53wx-pr6q-m3j5
- NVD CVE-2025-46762
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.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.