Apache Tika PDF parser module vulnerabilities

2 known vulnerabilities in Apache Tika PDF parser module from Apache. 2 are rated high or critical. Each entry lists the affected versions and the release that fixes it, where the vendor has published one.

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• 9.8 Critical severity

  Apache Tika core: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

  CVE-2025-66516Dec 4, 2025ApacheEPSS 89%

  Critical XXE in Apache Tika tika-core (1.13-3.2.1), tika-pdf-module (2.0.0-3.2.1) and tika-parsers (1.13-1.28.5) modules on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. This CVE covers the

• 8.4 High severity

  Apache Tika PDF parser module: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

  CVE-2025-54988Aug 20, 2025ApacheEPSS 36.3%

  Critical XXE in Apache Tika (tika-parser-pdf-module) in Apache Tika 1.13 through and including 3.2.1 on all platforms allows an attacker to carry out XML External Entity injection via a crafted XFA file inside of a PDF. An attacker may be able to read sensitiv