Digest · Wednesday
Security digest: August 20, 2025
3 critical advisories.
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- RubyGems: 1 critical advisory (
spree,rd_searchlogic). Check withbundle audit check --update. - Maven: 1 critical advisory (
org.apache.tika:tika-parser-pdf-module,org.apache.tika:tika-parsers). Check withmvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=<groupId>:<artifactId>. - npm: 1 critical advisory (
directus,@directus/api). Check withnpm audit (or: npm ls <package>). - None of it touches your stack? Then there is nothing to do today. That is a result, not a failure to read carefully.
Known exploited (CISA KEV) 0
Added to CISA’s catalog on this day: confirmed exploitation in the wild. Due date = CISA’s deadline for US federal agencies.
None.
Critical advisories by ecosystem 3
GitHub-reviewed advisories rated critical, published this day (Pacific time).
Maven 1
Check: mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=<groupId>:<artifactId>
- Apache Tika XXE Vulnerability via Crafted XFA File Inside a PDF CVE-2025-54988 CVSS 9.3 Critical
org.apache.tika:tika-parser-pdf-module>= 1.13, < 3.2.2 → fixed in 3.2.2;org.apache.tika:tika-parsers>= 1.13, < 2.0.0-ALPHA → fixed in 2.0.0-ALPHA
npm 1
Check: npm audit (or: npm ls <package>)
- Directus allows unauthenticated file upload and file modification due to lacking input sanitization CVE-2025-55746 CVSS 9.3 Critical
directus>= 10.8.0, < 11.9.3 → fixed in 11.9.3;@directus/api>= 14.1.0, < 28.0.2 → fixed in 28.0.2
RubyGems 1
Check: bundle audit check --update
- Spree Commerce is vulnerable to RCE through Search API CVE-2011-10026 CVSS 9.3 Critical
spree>= 0.30.0.beta1, < 0.50.0 → fixed in 0.50.0;rd_searchlogic<= 3.0.1 → no fix listed