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title: "CVE-2025-4641: BoniGarcia WebDriverManager Affected By Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2025-4641/
description: "CVE-2025-4641 (io.github.bonigarcia:webdrivermanager (Maven)): Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in bonigarcia…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2025-05-14
date_modified: 2025-05-15
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2025-4641"
kev: false
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.00558
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2025-4641: BoniGarcia WebDriverManager Affected By Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.6% , percentile 46: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes io.github.bonigarcia:webdrivermanager (Maven) >= 1.0.0, < 6.1.0, fixed in 6.1.0 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in bonigarcia webdrivermanager WebDriverManager on Windows, MacOS, Linux (XML parsing components modules) allows Data Serialization External Entities Blowup. This vulnerability is associated with program files src/main/java/io/github/bonigarcia/wdm/WebDriverManager.java. This issue affects webdrivermanager: from 1.0.0 before 6.0.2.

## Affected packages

- Maven `io.github.bonigarcia:webdrivermanager` >= 1.0.0, < 6.1.0 → fixed: 6.1.0

## Affected products (CVE record)

- bonigarcia webdrivermanager: 1.0.0 < 6.0.2

## Severity

- GovTech CSG CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:H`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 46.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-pwm3-776c-8q7q](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwm3-776c-8q7q)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2025-4641](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4641)
- [NVD entry CVE-2025-4641](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4641)
- [github.com](https://github.com/bonigarcia/webdrivermanager/pull/1458)

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