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Apache Tika Vulnerability CVE-2025-66516: Critical XXE Attack Risk

Redhotcyber • December 6, 2025

A critical vulnerability has been published in Apache Tika that could allow an XML external entity injection attack, known as XXE . The vulnerability ...

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Apache Tika Faces Critical XXE Vulnerability CVE-2025-66516 A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-66516, has been identified in Apache Tika, allowing for XML external entity (XXE) injection attacks. This vulnerability poses significant risks to users of Apache Tika, necessitating urgent patching to mitigate potential exploits. 10 sources 62

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CVEs (1)

CVE-2025-66516

Vulnerabilities (1)

XML External Entity Injection