Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting eap7-apache-cxf package, versions <0:3.4.10-4.SP2_redhat_00004.1.el7eap


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EAP7APACHECXF-17735865
  • published30 Jun 2026
  • disclosed11 Feb 2026

Introduced: 11 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-69873  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-apache-cxf to version 0:3.4.10-4.SP2_redhat_00004.1.el7eap or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:33371.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-apache-cxf package and not the eap7-apache-cxf package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

ajv (Another JSON Schema Validator) before 8.18.0 is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when the $data option is enabled. The pattern keyword accepts runtime data via JSON Pointer syntax ($data reference), which is passed directly to the JavaScript RegExp() constructor without validation. An attacker can inject a malicious regex pattern (e.g., "^(a|a)*$") combined with crafted input to cause catastrophic backtracking. A 31-character payload causes approximately 44 seconds of CPU blocking, with each additional character doubling execution time. This enables complete denial of service with a single HTTP request against any API using ajv with $data: true for dynamic schema validation. This issue is also fixed in version 6.14.0.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1