HIGH

CVE-2025-54988

CVSS v3

8.4

HIGH

EPSS Score

37.7 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-09-25

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitive data or trigger malicious requests to internal resources or third-party servers. Note that the tika-parser-pdf-module is used as a dependency in several Tika packages including at least: tika-parsers-standard-modules, tika-parsers-standard-package, tika-app, tika-grpc and tika-server-standard. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.2, which fixes this issue.

Technical details

Published: 2025-08-20

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-54988?

Is CVE-2025-54988 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-54988 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 37.7% on 2026-09-25, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-54988?

CVE-2025-54988 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4 (HIGH severity).

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