CVE-2025-48924 | Apache Commons Lang, Apache Commons Lang: ClassUtils.getClass(...) can throw a StackOverflowError on very 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.

Published: 2025-07-11 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-48924 is rated Moderate Risk (51.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.16%). EPSS rose +2.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-48924

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.14% 2.16% +2.03%
2 2026-05-07 0.04% 0.14% +0.09%
3 2025-12-04 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-48924

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-48924

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-48924

GHSA-j288-q9x7-2f5v · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Commons Lang is vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion when processing long inputs

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-48924

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2025-48924 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (libcommons-lang-java, libcommons-lang3-java), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-48924
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48924
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48924/
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-48924 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libcommons-lang-java, libcommons-lang3-java), 18 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, needed 7, ignored 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-48924

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-48924

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache commons_lang >= 2.0, < 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_lang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache commons_lang >= 3.0, < 3.18.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_lang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-48924

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