Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting org.cometd.java:cometd-java-server-common package, versions [5.0.0,5.0.23)[6.0.0,6.0.19)[7.0.0,7.0.19)[8.0.0,8.0.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.68% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGCOMETDJAVA-17729650
  • published30 Jun 2026
  • disclosed10 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Jun 2026

CVE-2025-53114  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.cometd.java:cometd-java-server-common to version 5.0.23, 6.0.19, 7.0.19, 8.0.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Resource Shutdown or Release via the acknowledgement extension process. An attacker can exhaust server memory resources by continuously sending requests with a fixed batch value, causing the unacknowledged message queue to grow indefinitely and potentially resulting in a server outage.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling the acknowledgement extension.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1