Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-61022 is a denial-of-service risk in OpenLink Virtuoso Open Source v7.2.11. A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to crash or disrupt service using crafted SQL statements. The public sources do not report data theft or tampering impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority availability issue for any exposed Virtuoso 7.2.11 service. Urgency is highest where outages would affect customer-facing search, linked-data, knowledge-graph, or database-backed workflows.
Technical view
The issue is reported in the sqlo_tb_col_preds component of virtuoso-opensource v7.2.11. CVSS 3.1 is 7.5 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high availability impact. The CVE lists CWE-89, but the described impact is denial of service.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to systems running openlink virtuoso-opensource v7.2.11 where an attacker can submit crafted SQL statements, directly or through an application path.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The GitHub issue is public, but the provided sources do not establish exploit availability, exploitation in the wild, or a named patch.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE names the component, version, impact, CVSS vector, CWE-89, and GitHub issue. It does not provide a patch version, affected CPEs, proof of active exploitation, or detailed trigger conditions.
Mitigation direction
- Check OpenLink guidance, issue 1226, and releases for a fixed version.
- Restrict database and SQL interfaces to trusted networks and authenticated users.
- Reduce application paths that pass attacker-controlled SQL to Virtuoso.
- Monitor Virtuoso crashes, restarts, and unusual SQL error spikes.
- Apply vendor-provided fixes when confirmed and regression-tested.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Virtuoso Open Source deployments and confirm exact version numbers.
- Identify externally reachable SQL, SPARQL, or application query paths.
- Review logs for unexplained service crashes or repeated malformed query errors.
- Confirm compensating network controls around exposed Virtuoso services.
- Track OpenLink issue 1226 for remediation status before closing risk.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
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7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/issues/1226CVE reference, mitre
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.