CVE-2025-30065: Apache Parquet Java: Arbitrary code execution in the parquet-avro module when reading an Avro schema from a Parquet file metadata

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 43.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

Schema parsing in the parquet-avro module of Apache Parquet 1.15.0 and previous versions allows bad actors to execute arbitrary code Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.15.1, which fixes the issue.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Parquet: before 1.15.1 — fixed in 1.15.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Parquet 1.15.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/okzqb3kn479gqzxm21gg5vqr35om9gw5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/01/1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-30065
https://github.com/apache/parquet-java/pull/3169
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43603091
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/max-severity-rce-flaw-discovered-in-widely-used-apache-parquet/
https://github.com/h3st4k3r/CVE-2025-30065/blob/main/POC-CVE-2025-30065-ParquetExploitGenerator.java
https://github.com/mouadk/parquet-rce-poc-CVE-2025-30065/blob/main/src/main/java/com/evil/GenerateMaliciousParquetSSRF.java

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