[UPDATE] [medium] Apache Commons: Multiple Vulnerabilities Enable Denial of Service
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Commons to conduct a denial of service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Commons enable local denial-of-service attacks.
- Who is affected
- Local users on systems with Apache Commons libraries deployed.
- Urgency
- Medium; requires local access and impacts availability only.
- Action
- Update Apache Commons libraries to patched versions addressing CVE-2024-26308 and CVE-2024-25710.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2024-0414
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-263080.90% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 58% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-257100.44% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 37% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-26308 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2024-25710 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- highexploited[UPDATE] [high] Oracle Communications: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
Recent advisories for Apache Commons
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[UPDATE] [mittel] Apache Commons: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-09-11
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Apache Commons Configuration: Vulnerability Enables Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-09-01
- highCVE-2026-71257: Apache Wicket enforces the upload limits configured on a form or upload field while parsing a …nvd · 2026-08-31
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Apache Commons: Vulnerability Enables Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-08-12
- high[UPDATE] [high] Apache Commons BeanUtils: Vulnerability allows bypassing security measurescert-bund · 2026-08-03
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Apache Commons Beanutils: Vulnerability allows bypassing security precautionscert-bund · 2026-08-03
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