CVE-2025-11573
Denial of Service issue in Amazon.IonDotnet
An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input.
To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.3.2. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.7
Denial of Service issue in Amazon.IonDotnet
An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input.
To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.3.2. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates.
- Record
CVE-2025-11573- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1286
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-33578
8.7
An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input.
To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.3.2. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates.
- Record
EUVD-2025-33578- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q5r6-9qwq-g2wj
8.7
Amazon.IonDotnet is vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks
Summary
Amazon.IonDotnet is a library for the Dotnet language that is used to read and write Amazon Ion data. An issue exists where, under certain circumstances, the library could an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates.
Impact
An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input. This invalid input triggered an error condition in the parser that was handled improperly, resulting in an infinite loop.
Impacted versions:
<1.3.2
Patches
This issue has been addressed in Amazon.IonDotnet version 1.3.2. We recommend upgrading to the latest version and ensuring any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.
Workarounds
Only accept data from trusted sources, written using a supported Ion library.
References
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, we ask that you contact AWS Security via our vulnerability reporting page or directly via email to [email protected]. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.
- Record
GHSA-q5r6-9qwq-g2wj- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-1286
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.7
An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input.
To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.3.2. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates.
- Record
CVE-2025-11573- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1286
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.7
Denial of Service issue in Amazon.IonDotnet
An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input.
To mitigate this issue, users should upgrade to version v1.3.2. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates.
- Record
CVE-2025-11573- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-1286
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q5r6-9qwq-g2wj
8.7
Amazon.IonDotnet is vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks
Summary
Amazon.IonDotnet is a library for the Dotnet language that is used to read and write Amazon Ion data. An issue exists where, under certain circumstances, the library could an infinite loop, resulting in denial of service. As of August 20, 2025, this library has been deprecated and will not receive further updates.
Impact
An infinite loop issue in Amazon.IonDotnet library versions <v1.3.2 may allow a threat actor to cause a denial of service through a specially crafted text input. This invalid input triggered an error condition in the parser that was handled improperly, resulting in an infinite loop.
Impacted versions:
<1.3.2
Patches
This issue has been addressed in Amazon.IonDotnet version 1.3.2. We recommend upgrading to the latest version and ensuring any forked or derivative code is patched to incorporate the new fixes.
Workarounds
Only accept data from trusted sources, written using a supported Ion library.
References
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, we ask that you contact AWS Security via our vulnerability reporting page or directly via email to [email protected]. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.
- Record
GHSA-q5r6-9qwq-g2wj- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-1286, CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
Amazon.IonDotnetNuGet |
before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 |
Amazon.IonDotnetNuGet |
before 1.3.2, plus listed versions 0.9.0-beta1.0.01.1.01.2.21.2.31.3.01.3.1 |
1.3.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-11573 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Amazon Amazon.iondotnet, published October 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in Amazon.IonDotnet 1.3.2.
References
github.com/amazon-ion/ion-dotnet/releases/tag/v1.3.2
aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2025-022
github.com/amazon-ion/ion-dotnet/security/advisories/GHSA-q5r6-9qwq-g2wj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11573
github.com/amazon-ion/ion-dotnet/pull/160
github.com/amazon-ion/ion-dotnet/commit/edaff75fe5abbb71e647bed812c608c0c5e2fbab
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q5r6-9qwq-g2wj
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/11xxx/CVE-2025-11573.json
github.com/amazon-ion/ion-dotnet