CVE-2025-5731: A flaw was found in Infinispan CLI

Routine

MEDIUM 5.5WATCHLISTDOWNGRADEDOWNGRADEMITIGATE

CVE-2025-5731 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting data grid, jboss enterprise application platform, jboss enterprise application platform expansion pack. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A flaw was found in Infinispan CLI. A sensitive password, decoded from a Base64-encoded Kubernetes secret, is processed in plaintext and included in a command string that may expose the data in an error message when a command is not found.

Why this priority

On your watchlist

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 94%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-209
Published	2025-06-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: infinispan · redhat

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-06-26 22:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:48 UTCUpdated Record last modified

redhat data grid DOWNGRADE

Affected: 8.5.4

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 8.5.4

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy data-grid || rpm -q data-grid || data-grid --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 8.5.4 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison data-grid sudo apt install data-grid=<VERSION_BEFORE_8.5.4> sudo apt-mark hold data-grid

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list data-grid sudo dnf downgrade data-grid-<VERSION_BEFORE_8.5.4> sudo dnf versionlock add data-grid

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

redhat jboss enterprise application platform DOWNGRADE

Affected: 7.0.0 · 8.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy jboss-enterprise-application-platform || rpm -q jboss-enterprise-application-platform || jboss-enterprise-application-platform --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 7.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison jboss-enterprise-application-platform sudo apt install jboss-enterprise-application-platform=<VERSION_BEFORE_7.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold jboss-enterprise-application-platform

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list jboss-enterprise-application-platform sudo dnf downgrade jboss-enterprise-application-platform-<VERSION_BEFORE_7.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add jboss-enterprise-application-platform

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

redhat jboss enterprise application platform expansion pack MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy jboss-enterprise-application-platform-expansion-pack || rpm -q jboss-enterprise-application-platform-expansion-pack || jboss-enterprise-application-platform-expansion-pack --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

infinispan infinispan MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy infinispan || rpm -q infinispan || infinispan --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-5731?

data grid: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; jboss enterprise application platform: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation; jboss enterprise application platform expansion pack: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-5731 being exploited?

CVE-2025-5731 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-5731 affect?

CVE-2025-5731 affects data grid, jboss enterprise application platform, jboss enterprise application platform expansion pack. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). A flaw was found in Infinispan CLI. A sensitive password, decoded from a Base64-encoded Kubernetes secret, is processed in plaintext and included in a command string that may expose the data in an error message when a command is not found.

How urgent is CVE-2025-5731?

Priority 26/100. On your watchlist

Software pages

Kubernetes vulnerabilities · JBoss and WildFly vulnerabilities

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