What is CVE-2024-47561?

CVE-2024-47561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Avro, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-47561?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Deserialization in Apache Avro

CVE-2024-47561

Schema parsing in the Java SDK of Apache Avro 1.11.3 and previous versions allows bad actors to execute arbitrary code. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.11.4 or 1.12.0, which fix this issue.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

Published 2024-10-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.033 (87.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.033 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

lists.apache.org/thread/c2v7mhqnmq0jmbwxqq3r5jbj1xg43h5x (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-47561?: CVE-2024-47561 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Avro, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-47561?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.