CVE-2025-61581
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control. This issue affects Apache Traffic Control: all versions. People with access to the management interface of the Traffic Router component could specify malicious patterns and cause unavailability. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2025-10-16 09:15:35.670000
Last modified
2026-10-23 22:10:00.160000
View original CVE JSON
{
"id": "CVE-2025-61581",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-10-16T09:15:35.670",
"lastModified": "2026-10-23T22:10:00.160",
"vulnStatus": "Modified",
"cveTags": [
{
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"tags": [
"unsupported-when-assigned"
]
}
],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control.\n\nThis issue affects Apache Traffic Control: all versions.\n\nPeople with access to the management interface of the Traffic Router component could specify malicious patterns and cause unavailability.\n\nAs this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.\n\nNOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "NO SOPORTADO CUANDO ASIGNADO vulnerabilidad de complejidad de expresión regular ineficiente en Apache Traffic Control.\n\nEste problema afecta a Apache Traffic Control: todas las versiones.\n\nLas personas con acceso a la interfaz de gestión del componente Traffic Router podrían especificar patrones maliciosos y causar indisponibilidad.\n\nDado que este proyecto está retirado, no planeamos lanzar una versión que solucione este problema. Se recomienda a los usuarios que busquen una alternativa o restrinjan el acceso a la instancia a usuarios de confianza.\n\nNOTA: Esta vulnerabilidad solo afecta a productos que ya no son compatibles con el mantenedor."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
"product": "Apache Traffic Control",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
{
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "*",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"baseScore": 7.5,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
"impactScore": 3.6
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
{
"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
"ssvcData": {
"timestamp": "2025-10-17T13:53:41.443732Z",
"id": "CVE-2025-61581",
"options": [
{
"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "yes"
},
{
"technicalImpact": "partial"
}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-1333"
}
]
}
],
"configurations": [
{
"nodes": [
{
"operator": "OR",
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"vulnerable": true,
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"versionEndIncluding": "8.0.2",
"matchCriteriaId": "88B9FDA7-BEEC-4CD1-B17C-DBBFBB96B674"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/mx2jxgnlop2f4vbqnvmrldh4pqmobxvp",
"source": "[email protected]",
"tags": [
"Mailing List",
"Vendor Advisory"
]
},
{
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/16/3",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
}
]
}