Critical XXE Bug CVE-2025-66516 (CVSS 10.0) Hits Apache Tika, Requires Urgent Patch
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Apache Tika that could result in an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack
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A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Apache Tika that could result in an XML external entity (XXE) injection attack
A critical RCE flaw in React.js, dubbed React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182), has been disclosed with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, posing severe risks for server-side implementations
Multiple China-linked threat actors began exploiting the React2Shell vulnerability (CVE-2025-55182) affecting React and Next.js just hours after the max-severity issue was disclosed. [...]