powsybl-core up to 6.7.1 SparseMatrix read deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in powsybl-core up to 6.7.1. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects the function read of the component SparseMatrix. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-47771. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in powsybl-core up to 6.7.1. This affects the function read of the component SparseMatrix. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PowSyBl (Power System Blocks) is a framework to build power system oriented software. In versions 6.3.0 to 6.7.1, there is a deserialization issue in the read method of the SparseMatrix class that can lead to a wide range of privilege escalations depending on the circumstances. This method takes in an InputStream and returns a SparseMatrix object. This issue has been patched in com.powsybl:powsybl-math: 6.7.2. A workaround for this issue involves not using SparseMatrix deserialization (SparseMatrix.read(...) methods).

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-47771 since 05/09/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/24/2025).

Upgrading to version 6.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 8ed16ce41683c4aef5f6aa1dd5ae8642aa5ed2bd is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-18706). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: powsybl-core 6.7.2
Patch: 8ed16ce41683c4aef5f6aa1dd5ae8642aa5ed2bd

Timelineinfo

05/09/2025 CVE reserved
06/20/2025 +42 days Advisory disclosed
06/20/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/24/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-f5cx-h789-j959
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-47771 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-47771
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313383
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2025 06:16
Updated: 06/24/2025 06:45
Changes: 06/20/2025 06:16 (71), 06/20/2025 06:45 (1), 06/20/2025 07:07 (1), 06/24/2025 06:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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