Deserialization in VMware Spring Framework

CVE-2016-1000027

Pivotal Spring Framework through 5.3.16 suffers from a potential remote code execution (RCE) issue if used for Java deserialization of untrusted data. Depending on how the library is implemented within a product, this issue may or not occur, and authentication may be required. NOTE: the vendor's position is that untrusted data is not an intended use case. The product's behavior will not be changed because some users rely on deserialization of trusted data.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.323 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1000027?
CVE-2016-1000027 is a critical-severity vulnerability in VMware Spring Framework, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-1000027?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1000027 known to be exploited?
33 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.