Cyber Resilience

CVE-2015-7501

RCE in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 … 6.0.0

EUVD ExploitedHigh EPSSRCEDeserialization
Published
09 November 2017
Modified
13 May 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.83 99.6th percentile
Risk Priority 97 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2015-7501 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x; BPM Suite (BPMS) 6.x; BRMS 6.x and 5.x; Data Grid (JDG) 6.x; Data Virtualization (JDV) 6.x and 5.x; Enterprise Application Platform 6.x, 5.x, and 4.3.x; Fuse 6.x; Fuse Service Works (FSW) 6.x; Operations Network (JBoss…

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ON) 3.x; Portal 6.x; SOA Platform (SOA-P) 5.x; Web Server (JWS) 3.x; Red Hat OpenShift/xPAAS 3.x; and Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
Remote exploitation of a public-facing JBoss application via a crafted serialized object directly enables initial access through an exposed service.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Executionconfidence: HIGH
The deserialization flaw allows arbitrary command execution upon processing the malicious object, enabling client-side execution.
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Executionconfidence: HIGH
Successful exploitation results in arbitrary command execution on the target system.
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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CVE-2026-41731Same vendor: Redhat
CVE-2025-23368Same product: Redhat Data Grid
CVE-2015-8103Same vendor: Redhat
CVE-2025-12543Same product: Redhat Data Grid
CVE-2026-28367Same product: Redhat Data Grid
CVE-2026-28368Same product: Redhat Data Grid

Affected Assets

redhat
data grid
6.0.0
redhat
jboss a-mq
6.0.0
redhat
jboss bpm suite
6.0.0
redhat
jboss data virtualization
5.0.0, 6.0.0
redhat
jboss enterprise application platform
4.3.0, 5.0.0, 6.0.0
redhat
jboss enterprise brms platform
5.0.0, 6.0.0
redhat
jboss enterprise soa platform
5.0.0
redhat
jboss enterprise web server
3.0.0
redhat
jboss fuse
6.0.0
redhat
jboss fuse service works
6.0
+5 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-502

Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.

addresses: CWE-502

Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.

addresses: CWE-502

Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.

addresses: CWE-502

Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.

addresses: CWE-502

Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.

addresses: CWE-502

Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.

addresses: CWE-502

Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-02 none match
prevents

PR.PS-02 addresses only post-deployment updates/patching and cannot prevent introduction of unsafe deserialization code, yet it can remediate some instances when the flaw exists in outdated libraries or components.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing includes validation of deserialization routines and the use of untrusted data, reducing the likelihood that unsafe object reconstruction will be deployed.

prevents

Requiring vetted libraries, regular updates and SAST before release reduces the likelihood that deserialization logic will accept and act on attacker-controlled serialized objects.

detects

Regular scanning of third-party libraries and timely patching reduce the likelihood that unsafe deserialization vulnerabilities remain active.

none

Mandatory malware scanning of data received over networks or storage media intercepts malicious serialized payloads before they are deserialized by the target application.

References