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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-8648 · published 1 August 2018

CVE-2016-8648: Redhat jboss a-mq deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability

Redhat · Jboss A Mq

It was found that the Karaf container used by Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x, and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x, deserializes objects passed to MBeans via JMX operations. An attacker could use this flaw to execute remote code on the server as the user running the Java Virtual Machine if the target MBean contain deserialization gadgets in its classpath.

7.2 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 2.0% · top 20.1% CWE-502 · Deserialization of untrusted data
7.2CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.5
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

It was found that the Karaf container used by Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x, and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x, deserializes objects passed to MBeans via JMX operations. An attacker could use this flaw to execute remote code on the server as the user running the Java Virtual Machine if the target MBean contain deserialization gadgets in its classpath.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94513 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8648 Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94513 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8648 Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-8648), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-09). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.