How severe is CVE-2025-35036?

No CVSS score has been assigned to CVE-2025-35036 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2025-35036?

CVE-2025-35036 affects the following packages: org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator (Maven), org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator (Maven), org.hibernate:hibernate-validator (Maven), org.hibernate:hibernate-validator (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2025-35036?

Update org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator to 6.2.0.CR1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-35036 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2025-35036 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2025-35036 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2025-35036?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-35036 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is CVE-2025-35036 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2025-35036 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-35036?

CVE-2025-35036 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.7%, placing it in the 53th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-35036?

CVE-2025-35036 is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2025-35036 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2025-35036 was published on June 3, 2025 and was last updated on August 12, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2025-35036 — hibernate-validator

Fix: hibernate/hibernate-validator@05f795b

CVE-2025-35036 is a Code Injection vulnerability in org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator. A fix is available for org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator — see the affected versions and patch details below.

hibernate-validator insecure default Expression Language interpolation

Also known asGHSA-7v6m-28jr-rg84

Published

Jun 3, 2025

Updated

Aug 12, 2026

Affected

4 pkgs

Patched

4 / 4

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Sep 24, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Proof-of-concept exploit code exists

CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-35036.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs53th percentile — riskier than 53% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.

Real-World Exposure

4 pkgs affected

☕org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator☕org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator☕org.hibernate:hibernate-validator☕org.hibernate:hibernate-validator

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Hibernate Validator before 6.2.0 and 7.0.0, by default and depending how it is used, may interpolate user-supplied input in a constraint violation message with Expression Language. This could allow an attacker to access sensitive information or execute arbitrary Java code. Hibernate Validator as of 6.2.0 and 7.0.0 no longer interpolates custom constraint violation messages with Expression Language and strongly recommends not allowing user-supplied input in constraint violation messages. CVE-2020-5245 and CVE-2025-4428 are examples of related, downstream vulnerabilities involving Expression Language intepolation of user-supplied data.

Affected Packages

4 total 4 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator`	all versions	6.2.0.CR1`org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:6.2.0.CR1`
☕Maven	`org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator`	≥ 7.0.0.Alpha1&&< 7.0.0.CR1	7.0.0.CR1`org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:7.0.0.CR1`
☕Maven	`org.hibernate:hibernate-validator`	all versions	6.2.0.CR1`org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:6.2.0.CR1`
☕Maven	`org.hibernate:hibernate-validator`	≥ 7.0.0.Alpha1&&< 7.0.0.CR1	7.0.0.CR1`org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:7.0.0.CR1`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator to 6.2.0.CR1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-35036 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2025-35036 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2025-35036. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatImportant

This vulnerability marked as Important rather than Moderate because it enables Expression Language (EL) injection through user-supplied input embedded in validation messages — effectively escalating a benign validation failure into a potential Remote Code Execution (RCE) vector. In environments where EL expressions…

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7	`hibernate-validator`	RHSA-2025:10931
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8	`eap7-activemq-artemis-0:2.16.0-21.redhat_00055.1.el8eap`	RHSA-2025:10925
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 9	`eap7-activemq-artemis-0:2.16.0-21.redhat_00055.1.el9eap`	RHSA-2025:10926
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 on RHEL 7	`eap7-activemq-artemis-0:2.16.0-21.redhat_00055.1.el7eap`	RHSA-2025:10924

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