CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in EthereumJ 1.8.2
Published Jun 20, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.92%
Description
An issue was discovered in EthereumJ 1.8.2. There is Unsafe Deserialization in ois.readObject in mine/Ethash.java and decoder.readObject in crypto/ECKey.java. When a node syncs and mines a new block, arbitrary OS commands can be run on the server.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.92% 0.02923
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02923
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.92% (0.02923) | 86.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.96% (0.02961) | 85.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 77.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 76.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00515) | 73.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf4p-jm7r-vjjj Advisory
- https://github.com/ethereum/ethereumj x_refsource_MISCProduct
- https://github.com/ethereum/ethereumj/issues/1161 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/frohoff/ysoserial/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15890
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hf4p-jm7r-vjjj | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ethereum/ethereumj | x_refsource_MISCProduct | |
| https://github.com/ethereum/ethereumj/issues/1161 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/frohoff/ysoserial/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15890 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 20, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 26, 2018
Link CVE-2018-15890
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-HF4P-JM7R-VJJJ Updated n/a