CVE-2025-46183
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 · uneditedThe Utils.deserialize function in pgCodeKeeper 10.12.0 processes serialized data from untrusted sources. If an attacker provides a specially crafted .ser file, deserialization may result in unintended code execution or other malicious behavior on the target system.
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 · high confidenceThe Utils.deserialize function in pgCodeKeeper 10.12.0 is vulnerable to insecure deserialization. It processes Java serialized objects (.ser files) from untrusted sources without validation, allowing attackers to craft malicious serialized payloads that execute arbitrary code on the target system during deserialization.
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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
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify pgCodeKeeper versionLocate the pgCodeKeeper installation and check its version number (likely via --version flag, package metadata, or JAR manifest file)Affected if Version is 10.12.0 exactly or falls within any ambiguous version range around 10.12.0 (older versions may also be vulnerable if the insecure deserialization code exists)
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Find .ser file processingSearch project files, configurations, and runtime logs for references to .ser file extensions or Java deserialization operationsAffected if Your environment processes .ser (Java serialized) files, especially as part of import, migration, or data loading workflows
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Locate Utils.deserialize usageSearch source code or decompiled classes for calls to Utils.deserialize method, or trace HTTP/network traffic for serialized object payloadsAffected if The Utils.deserialize function is invoked in your pgCodeKeeper deployment, regardless of data source
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Determine data source trustInspect the origin of data being deserialized: check if it comes from external users, network sources, file uploads, or inter-system communication with no authenticationAffected if Data reaching the deserialize function originates from untrusted or unauthenticated sources, or enters pgCodeKeeper from external inputs without sanitization
You are affected if pgCodeKeeper version 10.12.0 (or a version containing the vulnerable Utils.deserialize code) is running and processing .ser files or other Java serialized objects from untrusted sources.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataAvoid deserializing data from untrusted sources entirely; if unavoidable, implement strict whitelist-based type validation before deserialization or migrate to a safer serialization format such as JSON with validated schema.
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