cassandra: Unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface bound to all network interfaces (Regression of CVE-2015-0225)
Published Jun 28, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.27%
Description
The default configuration in Apache Cassandra 3.8 through 3.11.1 binds an unauthenticated JMX/RMI interface to all network interfaces, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code via an RMI request. This issue is a regression of CVE-2015-0225. The regression was introduced in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-12109. The fix for the regression is implemented in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173. This fix is contained in the 3.11.2 release of Apache Cassandra.
Affected products
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- Version Apache Cassandra 3.8 to 3.11.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Cassandra | n/a |
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Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
cassandra
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | cassandra | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.27% (0.02270) | 82.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.29% (0.02289) | 80.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.64% (0.00642) | 68.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 72.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00426) | 60.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 75.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 74.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 70.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.56% (0.01557) | 33.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.56% (0.01557) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8016 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595650 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-52gq-7j6c-xw6x Advisory
- https://github.com/beobal/cassandra/commit/28ee665b3c0c9238b61a871064f024d54cddcc79
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-14173
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066%40%3Cuser.cassandra.apache.org%3E x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/bafb9060bbdf958a1c15ba66c68531116fba4a83858a2796254da066@%3Cuser.cassandra.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8016
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8016
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