CVE-2025-64513
CVE-2025-64513 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-287.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 4.0 base score 9.3)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (61st percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-50814
- Weakness: CWE-287
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Milvus is an open-source vector database built for generative AI applications. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in versions prior to 2.4.24, 2.5.21, and 2.6.5 to bypass all authentication mechanisms in the Milvus Proxy component, gaining full administrative access to the Milvus cluster. This grants the attacker the ability to read, modify, or delete data, and to perform privileged administrative operations such as database or collection management. This issue has been fixed in Milvus 2.4.24, 2.5.21, and 2.6.5. If immediate upgrade is not possible, a temporary mitigation can be applied by removing the sourceID header from all incoming requests at the gateway, API gateway, or load balancer level before they reach the Milvus Proxy. This prevents attackers from exploiting the authentication bypass behavior.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-64513?
- Milvus is an open-source vector database built for generative AI applications. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in versions prior to 2.4.24, 2.5.21, and 2.6.5 to bypass all authentication mechanisms in the Milvus Proxy component, gaining full administrative access to the Milvus cluster. This grants the attacker the ability to read, modify, or delete data, and to perform privileged administrative operations such as database or collection management. This issue has been fixed in Milvus 2.4.24, 2.5.21, and 2.6.5. If immediate upgrade is not possible, a temporary mitigation can be applied by removing the sourceID header from all incoming requests at the gateway, API gateway, or load balancer level before they reach the Milvus Proxy. This prevents attackers from exploiting the authentication bypass behavior.
- How severe is CVE-2025-64513?
- CVE-2025-64513 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.3, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2025-64513 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (61st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-64513?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- Does CVE-2025-64513 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2025-64513 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-50814.
- When was CVE-2025-64513 published?
- CVE-2025-64513 was published on 2025-11-10 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pull/45379
- https://github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pull/45383
- https://github.com/milvus-io/milvus/pull/45391
- https://github.com/milvus-io/milvus/security/advisories/GHSA-mhjq-8c7m-3f7p
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