CVE-2025-70974
CVE-2025-70974 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 10.0. 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-829.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 10.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (48th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2026-1694
- Weakness: CWE-829
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Fastjson before 1.2.48 mishandles autoType because, when an @type key is in a JSON document, and the value of that key is the name of a Java class, there may be calls to certain public methods of that class. Depending on the behavior of those methods, there may be JNDI injection with an attacker-supplied payload located elsewhere in that JSON document. This was exploited in the wild in 2023 through 2025. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-18349. Also, a later bypass is covered by CVE-2022-25845.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-70974?
- Fastjson before 1.2.48 mishandles autoType because, when an @type key is in a JSON document, and the value of that key is the name of a Java class, there may be calls to certain public methods of that class. Depending on the behavior of those methods, there may be JNDI injection with an attacker-supplied payload located elsewhere in that JSON document. This was exploited in the wild in 2023 through 2025. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-18349. Also, a later bypass is covered by CVE-2022-25845.
- How severe is CVE-2025-70974?
- CVE-2025-70974 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 10.0, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2025-70974 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (48th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- How do I fix CVE-2025-70974?
- 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-2025-70974 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2025-70974 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-1694.
- When was CVE-2025-70974 published?
- CVE-2025-70974 was published on 2026-01-09 and last updated on 2026-06-27.
References
- https://cert.360.cn/warning/detail?id=7240aeab581c6dc2c9c5350756079955
- https://github.com/alibaba/fastjson/compare/1.2.47...1.2.48
- https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/fastjson/1.2.47-rce
- https://www.cloudsek.com/blog/androxgh0st-continues-exploitation-operators-compromise-a-us-university-for-hosting-c2-logger
- https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2019-22238
- https://www.freebuf.com/vuls/208339.html
- https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-98020
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-70974
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2428203
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-70974.json
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