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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-18240 · published 11 October 2018

CVE-2018-18240: Pippo deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability

Pippo · Pippo

Pippo through 1.11.0 allows remote code execution via a command to java.lang.ProcessBuilder because the XstreamEngine component does not use XStream's available protection mechanisms to restrict unmarshalling.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 3.7% · top 10.8% CWE-502 · Deserialization of untrusted data
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
3.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Pippo through 1.11.0 allows remote code execution via a command to java.lang.ProcessBuilder because the XstreamEngine component does not use XStream's available protection mechanisms to restrict unmarshalling.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/pippo-java/pippo/issues/454 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pippo-java/pippo/issues/454 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-18240), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.