CVE-2025-32897

CRITICAL LAB

Apache Seata 2.0.0-2.3.0 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Raft Cluster Mode

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-32897. PoCs published by exploitintel.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2025-32897, demonstrating insecure deserialization vulnerabilities in Apache Seata's Raft cluster components. It includes multiple exploit vectors, a lab setup, and detailed technical analysis.

Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Seata (incubating). This security vulnerability is the same as CVE-2024-47552, but the version range described in the CVE-2024-47552 definition is too narrow. This issue affects Apache Seata (incubating): from 2.0.0 before 2.3.0. Severity Justification: The Apache Seata security team assesses the severity of this vulnerability as "Low" due to stringent real-world mitigating factors. First, the vulnerability is strictly isolated to the Raft cluster mode, an optional and non-default feature introduced in v2.0.0, while most users rely on the unaffected traditional architecture. Second, Seata is an internal middleware; communication between TC and RM/TM occurs entirely within trusted internal networks. An attacker would require prior, unauthorized access to the Intranet to exploit this, making external exploitation highly improbable. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC 1 stars
by exploitintel · pythonpoc
https://github.com/exploitintel/eip-pocs-and-cves/tree/main/CVE-2025-32897

This repository contains a functional exploit PoC for CVE-2025-32897, demonstrating insecure deserialization vulnerabilities in Apache Seata's Raft cluster components. It includes multiple exploit vectors, a lab setup, and detailed technical analysis.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apache Seata (incubating) 2.0.0–2.2.0 (Raft mode)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Docker Engine with Docker Compose plugin
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 02, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0052
EPSS Percentile 67.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Lab Environment

EIP LAB Lab screenshot
vulnerable docker pull ghcr.io/exploitintel/cve-2025-32897-vulnerable:latest

Details

CWE
CWE-502
Status published
Products (3)
apache/seata 2.0.0 - 2.3.0
Apache Software Foundation/Apache Seata (incubating) 2.0.0 - 2.3.0
org.apache.seata/seata-config-core 2.0.0 - 2.3.0Maven
Published Jun 28, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026