CVE-2015-7450

KEVIBM WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition Code Injection.

Description

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

CVSS 3.1 vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

PublishedJan 2, 2016

Last modifiedJun 17, 2026

Added to KEVJan 10, 2022

Remediation dueJul 10, 2022

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970575Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971342Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971376Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971733Broken Link
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971758Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972799Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/77653Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1035125Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/41613/ExploitThird Party Advisory
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-7450US Government Resource

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Risk assessment · Critical

Actively exploited. Patch immediately.

Exploitation: Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
Federal remediation deadline: Overdue by 1569 days
CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS (30-day exploit probability): 97.8% · top 1% of all CVEs
Weakness: CWE-502
Attack vector: Network, remotely reachable
Preconditions: No privileges and no user interaction

Recommended actions

1.Apply updates per vendor instructions.
2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
3.Review exposure: confirm which instances are reachable from the internet and restrict access until patched.
4.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.

Assessment is derived automatically from the live signals above; verify against your own asset inventory.