EAP-5: unsafe deserialization of user credentials by the JMX endpoint
Published Mar 9, 2018
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.10%
Description
Red Hat JBoss EAP version 5 is vulnerable to a deserialization of untrusted data in the JMX endpoint when deserializes the credentials passed to it. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability resulting in a denial of service attack.
Affected products
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- Version EAP-5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat, Inc. | EAP-5 | n/a |
|
- 5.0.0
No data.
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
jbossas
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
jbossas
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | jbossas | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | jbossas | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
You should not expose Remote JMX on EAP 5, or SOA-P 5. To do that remove this system property from bin/run.conf, or bin/run.conf.bat: com.sun.management.jmxremote.port=<portNum>
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01098) | 64.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.16% (0.01161) | 62.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 37.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 36.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00082) | 34.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 31.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 36.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94932 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9585 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404528 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9585
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9585
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94932 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9585 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404528 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9585 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9585 |
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