Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2025-2566

CRITICAL · 9.3 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-06-24
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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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC (Ultra Light Client) contains an unsafe Java deserialization vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can make specially crafted requests to execute arbitrary code on the server.

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

Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC contains an unsafe Java deserialization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted network requests. This is a classic deserialization attack vector where malicious serialized objects are submitted to the application's deserialization endpoints, leading to remote code execution on the server.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a patched version of Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC immediately. As an interim measure, consider network segmentation to restrict access to the affected component and implement WAF rules to detect deserialization attack patterns.

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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
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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. Confirm Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC is installed
    Search your systems for the presence of Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC software. Check installed applications, program directories, or deployment inventory for this product.
    Affected if The product is found on your systems.
  2. Identify the installed version
    Locate the version information for the installed Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC instance. Check application logs, config files, or use vendor-provided version lookup methods. Compare your version against any patched versions provided by Kaleris.
    Affected if Your version is older than the patched version or you cannot determine the version.
  3. Check network exposure
    Determine if the Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC application ports or endpoints are exposed to untrusted networks. Review firewall rules, load balancer configurations, and network ACLs to assess whether the application accepts connections from outside your trusted network.
    Affected if The application is directly accessible from the internet or untrusted networks without authentication.
  4. Review application logs for deserialization activity
    Examine Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC application logs and system logs for unusual Java deserialization patterns, unexpected serialized object submissions, or known attack signatures. Look for errors related to ObjectInputStream or class loading failures.
    Affected if Logs show evidence of deserialization exploitation attempts or unexpected deserialization activity.
  5. Check for indicators of compromise
    Inspect the host running Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC for unauthorized processes, unusual scheduled tasks, newly created files, unexpected network connections, or shell scripts in temporary directories that may indicate remote code execution has occurred.
    Affected if Any suspicious artifacts or behaviors are found on the server hosting the application.

You are affected if Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC is running in your environment and is accessible to unauthenticated attackers over the network.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patch or upgrade to a patched version of Kaleris NAVIS N4 ULC immediately. As an interim measure, consider network segmentation to restrict access to the affected component and implement WAF rules to detect deserialization attack patterns.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,420
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