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CVE-2025-68493

CVE detail

CVE-2025-68493

Missing XML Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts, Apache Struts. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 2.2.1; Apache Struts: from 2.2.1 through 6.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.1, which fixes the issue.

CVSS 8.1 · HighBuzz score 32.4

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 32.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 14.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

17.9

5 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

14.5

5 sources across 2 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

5 source links · newest first

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-68493.jsonsecurity.access.redhat.com
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorysecurity.access.redhat.comJan 11, 2026, 1:15 PM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428559bugzilla.redhat.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitbugzilla.redhat.comJan 11, 2026, 1:15 PM
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68493access.redhat.com
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisoryaccess.redhat.comJan 11, 2026, 1:15 PM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/11/2www.openwall.com
No excerpt available.
Exploitwww.openwall.comJan 11, 2026, 1:15 PM
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/WW/S2-069cwiki.apache.org
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorycwiki.apache.orgJan 11, 2026, 1:15 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Modified

Published

Jan 11, 2026

Modified

Jul 15, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

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

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): Required. Another user must take an action for exploitation to succeed.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses