🛡️ CVE-2025-48924 — commons-lang
Description
Apache Commons Lang is vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion when processing long inputs
Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in Apache Commons Lang.
This issue affects Apache Commons Lang: Starting with commons-lang:commons-lang 2.0 to 2.6, and, from org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 3.0 before 3.18.0.
The methods ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw StackOverflowError on very long inputs. Because an Error is usually not handled by applications and libraries, a StackOverflowError could cause an application to stop.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.18.0, which fixes the issue.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.
Affected software
CVE-2025-48924 is recorded against 3 packages.
- commons-lang (from 3.0 up to 3.18.0)
- commons-lang:commons-lang (from 2.0)
- org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 (from 3.0 up to 3.18.0)
Timeline and source
Published on 11 July 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
lists.apache.org
www.openwall.com
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
CVE-2025-48924 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| commons-lang | 3.0 | 3.18.0 |
| commons-lang:commons-lang | 2.0 | — |
| org.apache.commons:commons-lang3 | 3.0 | 3.18.0 |
References
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