CVE-2025-54539CWE-502insecure-deserialization

CVE-2025-54539

Critical · published October 16, 2025

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
81.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A deserialization vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ NMS AMQP can turn your client into a playground for attackers! 🔥 Think of this like a delivery service that accepts any package without checking the sender. If a malicious server sends a cleverly disguised box, your client could be tricked into opening it and executing harmful contents inside! This vulnerability could allow a crafty attacker to execute arbitrary code on your client system, leading to potentially devastating consequences like data breaches, unauthorized access, or complete system compromise. The implications are serious—once the attacker gains control, they could manipulate your system in ways you never expected!

Put simply

Think of this like a delivery service that accepts any package without checking the sender. If a malicious server sends a cleverly disguised box, your client could be tricked into opening it and executing harmful contents inside! The vulnerability allows unbounded deserialization of data from untrusted AMQP servers in all versions of Apache ActiveMQ NMS AMQP up to 2.3.0, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code through crafted responses.

What to do

This vulnerability could allow a crafty attacker to execute arbitrary code on your client system, leading to potentially devastating consequences like data breaches, unauthorized access, or complete system compromise. The implications are serious—once the attacker gains control, they could manipulate your system in ways you never expected! Upgrade to version 2.4.0 or later to close this security gap immediately. Additionally, consider migrating away from .NET binary serialization as a long-term strategy to harden your application's security against such vulnerabilities in the future. You've got this! With these steps, you’ll lock down your system and boost your security hero status! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02087 · 81.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2025-10-16T13:15Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
apache/activemq_nms_amqp< 2.4.02.4.0
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 08:26Z
    Apache ActiveMQ NMS AMQP Client: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
    cvelistv5