compression bomb attack in Apache Seata Server
Priority LOW 21CWE-409Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Seata (incubating). This issue affects Apache Seata (incubating): through <=2.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00648 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.seata:seata-parent (Maven): 2.3.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Seata (incubating) | up to <=2.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.seata:seata-parent (Maven) | 2.0.0 to before 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr |
- Apache Seata (incubating) VendorApache Affected up to <=2.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.seata:seata-parent (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Fixed in 2.3.0 Patch available GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr org.apache.seata:seata-parent (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-54016
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Apache Seata vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-14973 Apache Seata: Remote Code Execution vulnerability via Hessian Deserialization in Apache Seata Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-23922 Apache Seata (incubating): Deserialization of untrusted Data in Apache Seata Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-31839 Apache Seata (incubating): Deserialization of untrusted Data in jraft mode in Apache Seata Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33542 Apache Seata (incubating): Deserialization of untrusted Data in Apache Seata Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-54016 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-54016 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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