7.2

CVE-2016-8648: apache software foundation karaf Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS: 7.2v3.0HighModified
Published 01-08-2018Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-8648 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in apache software foundation karaf. EPSS estimates a 1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.98%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

It was found that the Karaf container used by Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x, and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x, deserializes objects passed to MBeans via JMX operations. An attacker could use this flaw to execute remote code on the server as the user running the Java Virtual Machine if the target MBean contain deserialization gadgets in its classpath.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 2.00% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.98%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat2 products
Apache software foundation1 product
  • karafAs shipped with Jboss Fuse 6.x

2 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links