CVE-2025-68493
XML External Entity (XXE): Is CVE-2025-68493 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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Few public signals point to active risk. Whether a scanner hit here is a true or false positive depends on your version and config — community verdicts decide.
Based on CVSS · FIRST EPSS
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Missing XML Validation vulnerability in Apache Struts, Apache Struts. This issue affects Apache Struts: from 2.0.0 before 2.2.1; Apache Struts: from 2.2.1 through 6.1.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.1, which fixes the issue.
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No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation or public exploit was found for this yet. FIRST EPSS estimates about a 23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, which is high relative to most CVEs. It is reachable over the network with no authentication.
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