Unauthenticated RCE is possible when JMeter is used in distributed mode (-r or -R command line options)
Published Mar 6, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.71%
Description
Unauthenticated RCE is possible when JMeter is used in distributed mode (-r or -R command line options). Attacker can establish a RMI connection to a jmeter-server using RemoteJMeterEngine and proceed with an attack using untrusted data deserialization. This only affect tests running in Distributed mode. Note that versions before 4.0 are not able to encrypt traffic between the nodes, nor authenticate the participating nodes so upgrade to JMeter 5.1 is also advised.
Affected products
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- Version Apache JMeter 4.0 to 5.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache JMeter | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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
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
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02709) | 85.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02709) | 83.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 52.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 66.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 71.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 68.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.82% (0.07819) | 84.70th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.82% (0.07819) | 84.53th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.85% (0.01855) | 76.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.85% (0.01855) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jmeter-user/201903.mbox/%3CCAH9fUpaUQaFbgY1Zh4OvKSL4wdvGAmVt%2Bn4fegibDoAxK5XARw%40mail.gmail.com%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107219 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wg37-7mrv-cfwm Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0187
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/jmeter-user/201903.mbox/%3CCAH9fUpaUQaFbgY1Zh4OvKSL4wdvGAmVt%2Bn4fegibDoAxK5XARw%40mail.gmail.com%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107219 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wg37-7mrv-cfwm | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0187 |
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