CVE-2025-61581

Apache Traffic Control: ReDoS issue in Traffic Router configuration

Published Oct 16, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control.

This issue affects Apache Traffic Control: all versions.

People with access to the management interface of the Traffic Router component could specify malicious patterns and cause unavailability.

As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users.

NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9m49-p2j3-c6xm Apache Traffic Control has an Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Apache
Apache traffic Control
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache traffic Control
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control. This issue affects Apache Traffic Control: all versions. People with access to the management interface of the Traffic Router component could specify malicious patterns and cause unavailability. As this project is retired, we do not plan to release a version that fixes this issue. Users are recommended to find an alternative or restrict access to the instance to trusted users. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Title Apache Traffic Control: ReDoS issue in Traffic Router configuration
Weaknesses CWE-1333
References
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2025, 9:13 PM
Reserved
Sep 26, 2025, 2:08 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 16, 2025, 9:15 AM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 10:10 PM