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Apache Tomcat October 2025 Vulnerabilities: What You Need to Know

CVE-2025-55752 | CVE-2025-55754 | CVE-2025-61795

When AI Models Depend on Unsupported Code: A New Risk for ML and Data Teams

Why unsupported open-source libraries pose hidden risks for modern AI, ML, and data teams—and how long-term support keeps models secure.

A Practical Decisionmakers Guide To Responding to CVE-2025-55315

What CTOs, CISOs, and DevSecOps Pros Need to Know About CVE-2025-55315

Tomcat CVE Roundup: 3 New Vulnerabilities You Can’t Ignore

October 2025 Apache Tomcat Vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-55752, CVE-2025-55754 & CVE-2025-61795 | HeroDevs NES for Tomcat

A Love Letter to FastAPI: Why Thoughtful Framework Design Matters

Reflections from a developer who supports end-of-life systems — and why FastAPI’s balance of speed, stability, and care sets a new standard for modern frameworks.

FAQ about CVE-2025-55315, the 9.9-rated CVE in ASP.NET Core

Everything you need to know about CVE-2025-55315 — the 9.9-rated HTTP request smuggling and security bypass vulnerability impacting ASP.NET Core and Kestrel.

The Dependency Boom: How AI Is Inflating Open Source Use

AI coding tools are revolutionizing software development — but they’re also flooding codebases with untracked dependencies, outdated libraries, and long-term security debt.

Python 3.9 Reaches End-of-Life: What It Means for You

The Python Software Foundation has officially ended support for 3.9—ending security fixes, performance updates, and ecosystem compatibility.

Why Internal Patching Strategies Break Down in Year Two

Why internal forks and self-patched open source components crumble under their own weight after year one—and how HeroDevs’ Never-Ending Support (NES) keeps your stack secure, compliant, and sustainable.

Webtide and HeroDevs Join Forces to Offer Enterprise-Grade Support for Jetty and CometD

HeroDevs partners with Webtide to offer Never-Ending Support, extending security and compliance to businesses using end-of-life Jetty & CometD versions.

The Economics of Ignoring End-of-Life Software: A Real Cost Breakdown

Ignoring end-of-life software doesn’t save money—it quietly drains it. Here’s what unsupported OSS really costs in security, compliance, and engineering hours.

Reproducing CVE-2025-55315, the CVSS 9.9 CVE in ASP.NET

Uncover the ASP.NET Core vulnerability (CVE-2025-55315) by reproducing it locally. Here's how to check if your version of .NET is vulnerable and what to do next.

CVE-2025-41254: Spring WebSocket CSRF Bypass Vulnerability Explained

Attackers can send unauthorized messages without establishing a proper WebSocket session — exposing Spring WebSocket applications to CSRF-style attacks.

Node.js 18 End of Life: Breaking Changes, AWS Deadlines, and What to Do Next

Node.js 18 reached end of life on April 30, 2025—leaving systems unpatched, unsupported, and facing AWS retirement deadlines. Here’s what to expect and how to stay secure.

Never-Ending Support for Hibernate | Secure, Compliant, and Future-Proof Java ORM

HeroDevs launches NES for Hibernate — long-term security, compliance, and peace of mind for the Java ORM that still powers millions of enterprise apps.