# CVE-2025-53864: Nimbus JOSE + JWT is vulnerable to DoS attacks when processing deeply nested JSON

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-53864-nimbus-jose-jwt-is-vulnerable-to-dos-attacks-when-processing  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-07-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-53864 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-07-11

Nimbus JOSE + JWT is vulnerable to DoS attacks when processing deeply nested JSON

Technologies: [com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-nimbusds-nimbus-jose-jwt). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-53864 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-53864 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-53864?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 11 July 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.38-rc1,fixed=10.0.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-53864?** Yes. com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt (Maven): upgrade to 10.0.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-53864?** Check whether you run com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt (Maven): upgrade to 10.0.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt to 10.0.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.38-rc1,fixed=10.0.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-53864
- GHSA-xwmg-2g98-w7v9

## Related threats

- [Denial of Service in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-52428-denial-of-service-in-connect2id-nimbus-jose-jwt)
- [Nimbus JOSE+JWT vulnerable to padding oracle attack](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-12973-nimbus-jose-jwt-vulnerable-to-padding-oracle-attack)
- [Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Nimbus JOSE+JWT](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-12974-improper-verification-of-cryptographic-signature-in-nimbus-jose)
- [Nimbus JOSE+JWT missing overflow check](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-12972-nimbus-jose-jwt-missing-overflow-check)
- [Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-17195-improper-check-for-unusual-or-exceptional-conditions-in)