← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-46392 · published 9 May 2025

CVE-2025-46392: Apache commons configuration uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Apache · Commons Configuration

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration 1.x. There are a number of issues in Apache Commons Configuration 1.x that allow excessive resource consumption when loading untrusted configurations or using unexpected usage patterns. The Apache Commons Configuration team does not intend to fix these issues in 1.x. Apache Commons Configuration 1.x is still safe to use in scenario's where you only load trusted configurations. Users that load untrusted configurations or give attackers control over usage patterns are recommended to upgrade to the 2.x version line, which fixes these issues. Apache Commons Configuration 2.x is not a drop-in replacement, but as it uses a separate Maven groupId and Java package namespace they can be loaded side-by-side, making it possible to do a gradual migration.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 2.0% · top 20.3% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration 1.x. There are a number of issues in Apache Commons Configuration 1.x that allow excessive resource consumption when loading untrusted configurations or using unexpected usage patterns. The Apache Commons Configuration team does not intend to fix these issues in 1.x. Apache Commons Configuration 1.x is still safe to use in scenario's where you only load trusted configurations. Users that load untrusted configurations or give attackers control over usage patterns are recommended to upgrade to the 2.x version line, which fixes these issues. Apache Commons Configuration 2.x is not a drop-in replacement, but as it uses a separate Maven groupId and Java package namespace they can be loaded side-by-side, making it possible to do a gradual migration.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread/y1pl0mn3opz6kwkm873zshjdxq3dwq5s Mailing ListVendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29131 Not Applicable
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29133 Not Applicable

Track CVE-2025-46392 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

10.0CVE-2020-1953Apache commons configuration vulnerabilityApache Commons Configuration uses a third-party library to parse YAML files which by default allows the instantiation of classes if the YAML includes…EPSS 6.8%9.8CVE-2022-33980Apache Commons Configuration default interpolators allow code executionApache Commons Configuration versions 2.4 through 2.7 ship default Lookup interpolators (script, dns, url) that are enabled out of the box. When an a…EPSS 45%analysed7.3CVE-2024-29131Apache commons configuration out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityOut-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration.This issue affects Apache Commons Configuration: from 2.0 before 2.10.1. Users are …EPSS 2.1%5.4CVE-2024-29133Apache commons configuration out-of-bounds write vulnerabilityOut-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Apache Commons Configuration.This issue affects Apache Commons Configuration: from 2.0 before 2.10.1. Users are …EPSS 1.7%5.3CVE-2026-45205Apache commons configuration vulnerabilityUncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons. When processing an untrusted configuration file, Commons Configuration will throw a StackOver…EPSS 0.82%7.5CVE-2026-28318SolarWinds Serv-U unauthenticated POST request denial of serviceSolarWinds Serv-U crashes when it receives a specially crafted POST request using Content-Encoding: deflate, and the crash occurs without authenticat…KEVEPSS 1.9%analysed7.5CVE-2026-45498Microsoft Defender antimalware platform uncontrolled resource consumption DoSCVE-2026-45498 is a denial of service flaw in the Microsoft Defender antimalware platform, classified as uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400).…KEVEPSS 1.3%analysed7.5CVE-2023-44487HTTP/2 Rapid Reset stream cancellation denial of serviceThe HTTP/2 protocol permits a client to cancel many streams quickly, and the server's handling of those resets consumes disproportionate resources. T…KEVEPSS 100%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-46392), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.