Improper Input ValidationWeakness · CWE-20

CVE-2025-15246

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-30
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability was determined in aizuda snail-job up to 1.7.0 on macOS. Affected by this vulnerability is the function FurySerializer.deserialize of the component API. This manipulation of the argument argsStr causes deserialization. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The vulnerability exists in the FurySerializer.deserialize function within the API component of aizuda snail-job up to version 1.7.0. The argsStr argument is not properly validated before deserialization, allowing remote attackers to inject malicious serialized payloads. The issue is exploitable on macOS systems.

MitigationUpgrade to a version beyond 1.7.0 when available; otherwise, implement strict input validation on the argsStr parameter and restrict API access to trusted sources to mitigate remote exploitation.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify snail-job installation and version
    Locate the snail-job installation directory and check the version file or build metadata. Common locations include /opt/snail-job, /usr/local/snail-job, or within the application's JAR/WAR manifest files. Look for a version.txt, VERSION file, or inspect the pom.xml/build.gradle if source is available.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.7.0 or lower (any version up to and including 1.7.0).
  2. Confirm API component is enabled
    Examine the application configuration files (application.yml or application.properties) for API-related settings. Look for server.port, api.enabled, or controller-related configurations. Check if REST endpoints are exposed by default on common ports like 8080 or 17888.
    Affected if The API component is exposed and accessible on the network.
  3. Check for FurySerializer usage in code
    Search the deployed application JAR/WAR files or source code for the FurySerializer class. Inspect the deserialize method calls, particularly any that process argsStr or similar string parameters from HTTP requests.
    Affected if The FurySerializer.deserialize function processes untrusted input from API requests.
  4. Verify operating system environment
    Run 'uname -a' or 'sw_vers' to confirm the host operating system. This vulnerability is noted as exploitable specifically on macOS systems.
    Affected if The system is running macOS and meets all other conditions.

You are affected if snail-job version 1.7.0 or lower is installed, the API component is accessible, and the system is macOS (or deserialization of untrusted argsStr input is possible regardless of OS).

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade to a version beyond 1.7.0 when available; otherwise, implement strict input validation on the argsStr parameter and restrict API access to trusted sources to mitigate remote exploitation.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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