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TI-2024-36171 Aliases CVE-2024-54016GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Seata (incubating)up to <=2.2.0—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.seata:seata-parent (Maven)2.0.0 to before 2.3.02.3.0Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:seata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0 to before 2.3.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:seata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr org.apache.seata:seata-parent (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-54016
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

  • 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

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