Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability - 20250502001¶
Overview¶
Apache Software Foundation has released a critical deserialization of untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ NMS OpenWire Client. This issue could abuse the unbounded deserialization in the client servers to provide malicious responses that may eventually cause arbitrary code execution on the client.
What is vulnerable?¶
| Product(s) Affected | Version(s) | CVE | CVSS | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache ActiveMQ NMS OpenWire Client | Version before 2.1.1 | CVE-2025-29953 | 9.8 | Critical |
What has been observed?¶
The WA SOC has not received any reports of exploitation of this vulnerability on Western Australian Government networks at the time of writing.
Recommendation¶
The WA SOC recommends administrators apply the solutions as per vendor instructions to all affected devices within expected timeframes (refer Patch Management):