CVE-2025-53602 json
Zipkin Server vulnerable to Insecure Resource Initialization through its /heapdump endpoint
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also GHSA-794x-8x6x-qpfc , EUVD-2025-20090
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Zipkin through 3.5.1 has a /heapdump endpoint (associated with the use of Spring Boot Actuator), a similar issue to CVE-2025-48927.
Patch / fix
- github.com/openzipkin/zipkin@3c7605d commit
- github.com/openzipkin/zipkin#3804 pull request
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | io.zipkin:zipkin-server | <=3.5.1 |
no fix listed |
Affected products
- Open Zipkin Zipkin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-53602
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-794x-8x6x-qpfc
- NVD CVE-2025-53602
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