# CVE-2025-27528: Apache InLong: JDBC Vulnerability for Invisible Character Bypass Leading to Arbitrary File Read

- Also known as: GHSA-98V7-XXXV-HCRH
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.0
- Published: 2025-05-28 · Updated: 2025-05-28

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache InLong: from 1.13.0, through 2.1.0
- org.apache.inlong:manager-pojo (Maven): from 1.13.0, fixed in 2.2.0

## Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache InLong. This issue affects Apache InLong: from 1.13.0 through 2.1.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass the security mechanisms of InLong JDBC and leads to arbitrary file reading. Users are advised to upgrade to Apache InLong's 2.2.0 or cherry-pick [1] to solve it. [1] https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/11747

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache InLong, org.apache.inlong:manager-pojo, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/b807rqzgyv4qgvxw3nhkq8tl6g90gqgj
- https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/11747

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