ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-66516

Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML Extern

Published Dec 4, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika parsers

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2025-66516 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 89.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika parsers.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
89.02%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika parsers 1.13 <2.0.0

Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988. However, this CVE expands the scope of affected packages in two ways. First, while the entrypoint for the vulnerability was the tika-parser-pdf-module as reported in CVE-2025-54988, the vulnerability and its fix were in tika-core. Users who upgraded the tika-parser-pdf-module but did not upgrade ti

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika parsers 1.13 <2.0.01.13 <2.0.0

How to fix CVE-2025-66516

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-66516 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 89.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika parsers.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika parsers 1.13 <2.0.0 1.13 <2.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 89.02%. There is no CISA KEV listing. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988. However, this CVE expands the scope of affected packages in two ways. First, while the entrypoint f

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability as in CVE-2025-54988. However, this CVE expands the scope of affected packages in two ways. First, while the entrypoint f

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-66516

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-66516

    30-day exploitation probability 89.02%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-201189

    Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the same vulnerability a

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleauxiliary_scanner/http/elasticsearch_tika_xfa_xxe

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • Metasploit ModulesNov 3, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026