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Insecure Deserialization

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Insecure deserialization occurs when an application converts serialized data (a stream of bytes representing an object's state) back into a living object without proper validation.

How It Works

Insecure deserialization occurs when an application converts serialized data (a stream of bytes representing an object's state) back into a living object without proper validation. Serialization frameworks in languages like Java, PHP, Python, and .NET allow objects to be transformed into byte streams for storage or transmission, then reconstructed later. The vulnerability arises because deserialization can trigger code execution through the object's methods during reconstruction.

Attackers exploit this by crafting malicious serialized payloads containing specially chosen objects that chain together through "gadget chains" — sequences of method calls in existing application libraries. When the application deserializes the attacker's payload, it automatically invokes these methods in sequence, ultimately achieving arbitrary code execution. For example, in Java applications, an attacker might create a serialized object that, when deserialized, triggers a chain through Apache Commons Collections classes, ending in runtime command execution.

The attack typically begins with identifying an endpoint that accepts serialized data — often in cookies, API parameters, or message queue payloads. The attacker then uses tools like ysoserial (Java) or phpggc (PHP) to generate weaponized payloads targeting known gadget chains in the application's dependencies. Because deserialization happens automatically and often before any application logic executes, these attacks frequently bypass authentication and input validation.

Impact

  • Remote code execution — attackers gain complete control of the server, executing arbitrary system commands
  • Authentication bypass — deserializing manipulated user/session objects grants unauthorized access without credentials
  • Privilege escalation — modifying serialized role or permission objects to gain administrative access
  • Data exfiltration — reading sensitive files or database contents through executed code
  • Denial of service — crafting objects that consume excessive memory or CPU during deserialization

Real-World Examples

SolarWinds Web Help Desk suffered two separate deserialization vulnerabilities in rapid succession. CVE-2025-40551 allowed unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution by sending malicious serialized Java objects to the application. Even after patching, researchers discovered a second deserialization flaw in the same product, demonstrating how deeply embedded these vulnerabilities can be in application architectures.

Jenkins automation servers have experienced multiple Java deserialization vulnerabilities where attackers exploited the CLI protocol to send crafted objects, gaining full control over build servers. These attacks were particularly severe because Jenkins instances often have extensive network access and stored credentials for deploying applications.

WordPress and other PHP applications have faced attacks through unserialize() vulnerabilities in plugins, where attackers embedded malicious PHP objects in user-controllable data fields. Successful exploitation enabled attackers to install backdoors by writing arbitrary PHP files to the web root.

Mitigation

  • Avoid deserializing untrusted data entirely — redesign systems to use data-only formats like JSON instead of native serialization
  • Implement strict allowlists — configure deserialization libraries to only accept explicitly permitted classes, blocking all others
  • Apply cryptographic signatures — sign serialized data and validate signatures before deserialization to ensure integrity
  • Use isolated environments — deserialize in sandboxed processes with minimal privileges to contain potential exploitation
  • Update vulnerable libraries — patch frameworks and remove dependencies with known gadget chains
  • Monitor deserialization activity — log and alert on deserialization operations, especially from external sources

Recent CVEs (3140)

EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Insecure deserialization in Optimate's neural_magic_training.py script enables remote code execution when loading PyTorch model files. The _load_model() function uses torch.load() without the weights_only=True security parameter, allowing attackers with low privileges to execute arbitrary Python code by providing malicious .pt or .pth files via the --model command-line argument. EPSS indicates low exploitation probability at 0.06% with no active exploitation confirmed.

RCE Python Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Arbitrary code execution via torch-checkpoint-shrink.py script in ml-engineering project allows remote attackers to execute malicious Python code by providing crafted PyTorch checkpoint files. The vulnerability stems from insecure deserialization where torch.load() processes .pt files without the weights_only=True safeguard, enabling pickle-based arbitrary object instantiation. Despite a critical CVSS 9.8 score, EPSS probability is low (0.06%, 19th percentile) and no public exploit or active exploitation is confirmed, suggesting limited real-world targeting to date. SSVC assessment indicates total technical impact with automatable exploitation potential, making this a priority for organizations using ml-engineering scripts in production environments.

RCE Python Deserialization +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution occurs in PyTorch Lightning 2.6.0 and earlier when loading malicious checkpoint files. The LightningModule.load_from_checkpoint() method deserializes untrusted Pickle data without security restrictions, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary Python code when victims open crafted .ckpt files. EPSS score of 0.06% (19th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability, and no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis. Attack requires local access and user interaction (opening a malicious checkpoint), limiting remote attack scenarios to social engineering or supply chain compromise.

RCE Python Deserialization +3
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Snorkel machine learning library (≤v0.10.0) occurs when users load malicious model checkpoint files through the Trainer.load() method. The vulnerability stems from unsafe PyTorch deserialization that processes untrusted Pickle objects without the weights_only security parameter. Attackers can embed malicious Python code in model files distributed through repositories, shared datasets, or social engineering campaigns. Despite the 8.8 CVSS score indicating critical severity, EPSS scoring at 0.06% (19th percentile) suggests very low real-world exploitation probability, and no active exploitation or public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis.

RCE Python Deserialization +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Snorkel library (Python) through version 0.10.0 enables remote attackers to execute code by supplying malicious pickle files to the BaseLabeler.load() method. The vulnerability stems from unsafe deserialization using pickle.load() without input validation, allowing attackers to craft serialized objects that execute arbitrary commands during deserialization. With EPSS at 6th percentile, exploitation probability remains relatively low despite the critical CVSS score, and no active exploitation (KEV) or public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis.

RCE Python Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Remote code execution in Snorkel machine learning library (≤v0.10.0) occurs when users load untrusted model files via MultitaskClassifier.load(). The vulnerability exploits insecure Python object deserialization through torch.load(), allowing attackers to embed malicious code in model weight files that executes upon loading. EPSS score of 0.06% (19th percentile) suggests low observed exploitation probability in the wild, though SSVC framework indicates total technical impact once exploited. No public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis, but exploitation requires only that a data scientist or ML engineer load a malicious .pkl model file.

RCE Python Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote code execution in Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) through version 1.20.1 allows unauthenticated network attackers to execute arbitrary Python code by uploading malicious PyTorch model files to pipeline-accessible object storage locations. The vulnerability stems from unsafe use of torch.load() without the weights_only=True parameter in the Kubeflow component's model loading process, enabling Pickle deserialization of arbitrary objects. With CVSS 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) but only 0.06% EPSS exploitation probability (19th percentile), this represents a critical-severity issue with low observed real-world targeting, likely due to the specialized nature of ML robustness evaluation deployments. No active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV) and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis.

RCE Python Deserialization +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Unsafe Python pickle deserialization in pgAdmin 4 FileBackedSessionManager allows authenticated local users with session-directory write access to execute arbitrary code as the pgAdmin process. The vulnerability arises from deserializing session files before validating their HMAC signature, enabling payload injection through crafted pickle objects. Attackers require both valid authentication and filesystem write permission to the sessions directory-achievable through misconfiguration or chaining with a separate path-traversal vulnerability. EPSS exploitation probability and KEV status not provided; no public exploit code identified at time of analysis. PostgreSQL maintainers confirmed the flaw and patched it in version 9.15 by implementing pre-deserialization HMAC validation.

RCE Python Deserialization +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in the Dao-AILab flash-attention training framework (all revisions up to and including commit e724e2588cbe754beb97cf7c011b5e7e34119e62) arises because its checkpoint-loading paths call PyTorch's torch.load() without weights_only=True, permitting pickle-based deserialization of attacker-controlled objects. Any user who warmstarts or evaluates a model from an untrusted checkpoint file triggers code execution on their host. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, EPSS is negligible (0.02%), and SSVC records exploitation as 'none' - this is a latent supply-chain/ML-artifact risk rather than an actively exploited one.

RCE Python Deserialization +3
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in CosyVoice (FunAudioLLM's multilingual text-to-speech toolkit) through commit 6e01309 allows an attacker to run code on a victim's machine via a malicious PyTorch .pt file. The vulnerability lives in the make_parquet_list.py data-preparation tool, which calls torch.load() without weights_only=True, so any .pt file it ingests can carry a malicious pickle payload that executes when the victim processes an attacker-supplied data directory. Reported by MITRE with a low EPSS (0.02%, 5th percentile) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis; this is a poisoned-input/supply-chain style flaw rather than a remotely reachable network service.

RCE Python Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in CosyVoice (FunAudioLLM's open-source multilingual text-to-speech toolkit) arises because its average_model.py utility calls PyTorch's torch.load() on epoch_*.pt checkpoint files without weights_only=True, allowing pickle-based deserialization of attacker-controlled objects. Any user who runs the model-averaging tool against a directory containing a malicious checkpoint executes attacker code on their machine. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.02%), but the CWE-502 pattern is trivially weaponizable and SSVC marks it automatable.

RCE Python Deserialization +2
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in CosyVoice's gRPC server (through commit 6e01309e) occurs because the speech-synthesis model is loaded via torch.load() without weights_only=True, deserializing untrusted pickle data. Any operator who starts the gRPC server against an attacker-supplied model directory executes embedded Python code during initialization. No public exploit has been identified and it is not in CISA KEV; EPSS is negligible at 0.02% (5th percentile), consistent with a file-delivery attack rather than mass remote exploitation.

RCE Python Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

Unsafe deserialization in LangChain (langchain-core >= 1.0.0a1, <= 1.3.2 and <= 0.3.84) lets attackers who can place structured input into preserved run data revive arbitrary trusted LangChain-serializable objects via legacy runtime paths that call load() with allowed_objects="all". Affected surfaces include RunnableWithMessageHistory, astream_log(), and astream_events(version="v1"); a companion _is_lc_secret marker bypass lets crafted constructor dictionaries survive dumps()->loads() round-trips. Impact ranges from persistent chat-history poisoning and downstream prompt injection to possible credential disclosure or SSRF if a revived object touches environment secrets or network clients during initialization; no public exploit is identified at time of analysis and EPSS is negligible (0.01%).

Python Deserialization Red Hat
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.2
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in SEPPmail Secure Email Gateway via insecure deserialization allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code through the GINA UI interface. Versions prior to 15.0.4 deserialize untrusted data without validation, enabling attackers to send crafted serialized objects that execute upon processing. CVSS 9.2 reflects network-accessible attack with low complexity requiring only present attack conditions, though no active exploitation (KEV) or public POC has been identified at time of analysis.

Deserialization
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

PHP object injection in User Frontend plugin for WordPress versions up to 4.3.1 allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or above to achieve remote code execution via unsafe deserialization of the wpuf_files parameter during form submission. The vulnerability chains input validation failures during form processing with unconditional use of maybe_unserialize() when rendering post content, enabling attackers to inject malicious PHP objects that can execute arbitrary code, delete files, or trigger other attacks through available Property-Oriented Programming (POP) chains. Wordfence disclosed detailed code references showing the vulnerable data flow across multiple plugin files including wpuf-functions.php, FieldableTrait.php, and Frontend_Form_Ajax.php, with both trunk and version 4.2.10 code paths exhibiting the flaw.

PHP WordPress RCE +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 3% CVSS 7.3
HIGH POC Act Now

LINQPad before 5.52.01 Pro edition is vulnerable to Unsafe Deserialization in LINQPad.AutoRefManager::PopulateFromCache(), leading to code execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RCE Deserialization N A
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Denial of service in Nerdbank.MessagePack (NuGet, versions < 1.1.62) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash any .NET process that deserializes untrusted MessagePack into a type graph containing a DateTime. A tiny crafted payload declares an oversized timestamp extension length, which is propagated unvalidated into a stackalloc on the streaming reader's slow path, producing an uncatchable StackOverflowException that terminates the process. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.04%), but the attack is trivial and a vendor patch (1.1.62) is available.

Denial Of Service Deserialization
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote denial of service in Apache OpenNLP versions before 2.5.9 and 3.0.0-M3 allows unauthenticated attackers to crash JVM processes by uploading malicious .bin model files that trigger OutOfMemoryError through unbounded array allocation. Exploitation requires no authentication (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N) and affects any code path deserializing binary model files from untrusted sources. EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) suggests low widespread exploitation risk, and no active exploitation or public POC has been identified at time of analysis. Vendor-released patches are available with default safeguards limiting count fields to 10 million entries.

Denial Of Service Apache Deserialization +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH This Week

Unauthenticated PHP object injection in Profile Builder Pro for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by deserializing malicious objects through an unprotected AJAX endpoint. The vulnerability affects all versions through 3.14.5 and stems from unsafe deserialization of attacker-controlled POST data in the wppb_request_users_pins_action_callback() handler, which was registered for both authenticated and unauthenticated users without nonce verification. With CVSS 8.1 and AC:H complexity, exploitation requires chaining with a POP gadget chain, though EPSS data and KEV status are not available to confirm active exploitation.

PHP WordPress Deserialization +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in Apache MINA 2.1.0-2.1.11 and 2.2.0-2.2.6 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via unsafe deserialization. The fix for prior CVE-2024-52046 was incomplete-the classname allowlist protecting IoBuffer.getObject() was applied too late, allowing malicious static initializers to execute before filtering. Confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV). EPSS exploitation probability not provided, but the network-accessible, unauthenticated attack vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) combined with KEV status indicates immediate patching is critical for applications calling IoBuffer.getObject().

Apache Deserialization Red Hat +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote unauthenticated code execution in Apache MINA 2.1.0-2.1.11 and 2.2.0-2.2.6 allows attackers to bypass class allowlist protections via unsafe deserialization. The vulnerability exists because the fix for CVE-2026-41635 was not backported to the 2.1.X and 2.2.X branches, leaving AbstractIoBuffer.resolveClass() susceptible to arbitrary class instantiation when applications call IoBuffer.getObject(). Only applications actively using MINA's deserialization features are affected. EPSS data not available; no KEV listing or public POC identified at time of analysis.

RCE Apache Deserialization +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH This Week

Unsafe deserialization in Zurich Instruments LabOne Q enables arbitrary code execution when users load malicious experiment files. The import_cls mechanism accepts unvalidated class names from serialized data, allowing attackers to instantiate arbitrary Python classes with controlled constructor arguments. Exploitation requires user interaction to open a crafted file, making this a credible vector for supply chain attacks via shared experiment configurations or support tickets. CVSS 8.4 reflects local attack vector with user interaction requirement. No confirmed active exploitation or public POC at time of analysis.

RCE Python Deserialization +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote unauthenticated code execution in MixPHP Framework 2.x through 2.2.17 allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by injecting malicious serialized objects into Redis-backed session or cache storage. The framework's RedisHandler directly deserializes untrusted data from Redis using PHP's unserialize() function without validation. CVSS 9.8 with network vector, low complexity, and no privileges required. EPSS and KEV status not provided; SSVC framework marks this as automatable with total technical impact, indicating high exploitability despite no confirmed active exploitation at time of analysis.

Deserialization Redis N A
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote code execution in MixPHP Framework 2.x through 2.2.17 allows unauthenticated network attackers to execute arbitrary code via unsafe deserialization. The FileHandler class processes session and cache data using PHP's unserialize() on filesystem-sourced content without validation, enabling object injection attacks. CVSS 9.8 critical severity with network attack vector and no privileges required. SSVC assessment confirms automatable exploitation with total technical impact. No active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis (not in CISA KEV), but publicly available proof-of-concept exists (GitHub gist reference).

Deserialization N A
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH POC This Week

Client-side remote code execution affects MixPHP Framework 2.x through 2.2.17 when sync-invoke clients connect to attacker-controlled servers. The vulnerability enables malicious servers to execute arbitrary code on connecting clients through unsafe deserialization of server responses (CWE-502). EPSS data unavailable, but SSVC indicates no confirmed exploitation and non-automatable attack complexity aligns with CVSS AC:H rating. Primary risk exists in scenarios where MixPHP clients connect to untrusted external services or where server infrastructure could be compromised.

PHP Deserialization N A
NVD GitHub Exploit-DB VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in MixPHP Framework 2.x through 2.2.17 allows local attackers to execute malicious PHP closures via unauthenticated TCP connections to the sync-invoke server. The vulnerability stems from unsafe deserialization of untrusted data on localhost-bound port 127.0.0.1, where Server.php directly passes socket data to Opis\Closure\unserialize() and executes the result without authentication or signature verification. Exploitation requires local network access or SSRF capability against the application server. No public exploit code identified at time of analysis, but the attack mechanism is straightforward for attackers with PHP deserialization knowledge.

PHP RCE Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote code execution in Hyperledger fabric-sdk-java (all versions 1.0.0 through 2.2.26) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via malicious serialized Java objects. The deprecated SDK's Channel.java class deserializes untrusted byte arrays without input filtering in readObject() and deSerializeChannel() methods, enabling classic Java gadget chain exploitation. Publicly available exploit code exists (ysoserial toolkit), and exploitation requires only that an application accept Channel serialization data from attacker-controlled sources such as compromised files, external APIs, or injected parameters. EPSS data unavailable; not listed in CISA KEV. Vendor has published GHSA advisory but provides no patch-remediation requires migration to the replacement fabric-gateway SDK.

Java Deserialization
NVD VulDB GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.2
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Server-side request forgery and potential remote code execution affect PhpOffice PhpSpreadsheet when an application passes an attacker-controlled filename to IOFactory::load or any Reader. Because the File::assertFile helper validates paths with is_file(), which is PHP stream-wrapper aware, an attacker can supply phar://, ftp://, or ssh2.sftp:// paths to force outbound connections (SSRF) or trigger phar metadata deserialization (CWE-502) leading to code execution if a usable POP gadget exists. Publicly available exploit code exists (PoC in the GitHub advisory); it is not in CISA KEV and EPSS is low (0.10%), indicating no observed widespread exploitation yet.

PHP Deserialization SSRF +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Remote code execution in NVIDIA FLARE SDK allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending maliciously crafted FOBS-encoded messages that exploit unsafe deserialization in the FOBS component. The vulnerability affects federated learning deployments where NVIDIA FLARE SDK processes messages from low-privileged authenticated users, enabling complete system compromise with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV) and public exploit status unknown at time of analysis.

RCE Deserialization Nvidia
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Unsafe Java deserialization in Apache Camel's camel-consul component (ConsulRegistry / ConsulRegistryUtils.deserialize) lets an attacker who can write to the backing Consul KV store achieve arbitrary code execution inside the Camel process. Any deployment using a Consul-backed Camel registry on versions 3.0.0 up to 4.14.6 or 4.15.0 up to 4.18.1 is affected. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is low (0.08%), and this is a missed instance of the same deserialization class fixed in CVE-2024-22369, CVE-2024-23114 and CVE-2026-25747.

RCE Apache Java +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.4
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Message header injection in Apache Camel's camel-mail component (3.0.0 before 4.14.6 and 4.15.0 before 4.18.1) lets an attacker who can email a monitored mailbox smuggle Camel-prefixed MIME headers into the Exchange. Because MailHeaderFilterStrategy filters only the outbound direction and never sets an inbound filter, inbound Camel headers reach downstream components such as camel-bean, camel-exec, or camel-sql where they can alter route behavior, potentially reaching command or query execution. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.02%), but the vendor rates it CVSS 9.4 and SSVC marks it automatable.

Apache Deserialization Microsoft +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

Unsafe Java deserialization in Apache Camel's camel-infinispan component allows arbitrary code execution when the ProtoStream-based remote aggregation repository reads objects from an Infinispan cache using java.io.ObjectInputStream with no ObjectInputFilter applied. Any attacker able to write to the backing Infinispan cache can plant a malicious serialized gadget that executes in the application context during routine get/recover operations. Publicly available exploit code exists, though EPSS is low (0.08%) and there is no evidence of active exploitation.

RCE Apache Java +4
NVD VulDB GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code in Apache MINA 2.0.0-2.0.27, 2.1.0-2.1.10, and 2.2.0-2.2.5 through unsafe deserialization in AbstractIoBuffer.getObject(). This is an incomplete fix bypass for CVE-2024-52046 where the classname allowlist validation occurs after static initializers execute, enabling attackers to trigger malicious code execution before security controls engage. Apache confirmed the flaw affects applications calling IoBuffer.getObject() and released patches in versions 2.0.28, 2.1.11, and 2.2.6. CVSS 9.8 critical score reflects network-accessible unauthenticated exploitation with complete system compromise potential.

Apache Deserialization Red Hat +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in Apache MINA 2.0.0-2.0.27, 2.1.0-2.1.10, and 2.2.0-2.2.5 allows unauthenticated network attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting unsafe deserialization in AbstractIoBuffer.resolveClass(). The vulnerability bypasses classname allowlist protections due to incomplete validation of static classes and primitive types. CVSS 9.8 critical severity reflects trivial network-based exploitation requiring no authentication or user interaction. Applications using IoBuffer.getObject() are affected. Vendor-released patches available in versions 2.0.28, 2.1.11, and 2.2.6.

RCE Apache Deserialization +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in Apache Camel's JMS-family components (camel-jms, camel-sjms, camel-sjms2, camel-amqp, camel-activemq, camel-activemq6) allows an attacker who can publish a crafted JMS ObjectMessage to a consumed queue or topic to execute arbitrary code, because JmsBinding.extractBodyFromJms() calls ObjectMessage.getObject() with no ObjectInputFilter, allowlist, or denylist. Exploitation requires a usable deserialization gadget chain on the application classpath and is reachable in the default configuration (mapJmsMessage enabled) whenever Camel acts as a JMS consumer. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the vulnerability is not on CISA KEV; EPSS is low at 0.30% (53rd percentile).

RCE Apache Deserialization +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC PATCH This Week

Unsafe Java deserialization in the Apache Camel camel-mina component (versions 3.0.0 through 4.14.5, 4.15.0 through 4.18.1, and 4.19.0) allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by delivering a crafted serialized object to a MINA TCP/UDP consumer that converts inbound data to ObjectInput. The flaw stems from MinaConverter.toObjectInput wrapping raw network bytes in an ObjectInputStream with no ObjectInputFilter or class allow-listing, so readObject() instantiates attacker-chosen classes. Publicly available exploit code exists and vendor patches are released, but there is no evidence of active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) and EPSS is very low at 0.08%.

RCE Apache Java +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Apache Camel's PQC component (camel-pqc) arises because FileBasedKeyLifecycleManager deserializes `<keyId>.key` files with java.io.ObjectInputStream and no ObjectInputFilter or class allow-listing. Because the KeyPair cast happens only after readObject() returns, malicious gadget-chain side effects execute before any type check, letting an attacker who can plant a crafted serialized object in the key directory run code as the application. It affects Camel 4.19.0 before 4.20.0 and 4.18.0 before 4.18.2, carries CVSS 7.8, and has no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is very low at 0.07%.

RCE Apache Java +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.4
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out-of-bounds memory read in Deskflow's clipboard deserialization allows authenticated remote peers to crash the application or potentially leak memory contents. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 1.26.0.138 and stems from insufficient validation of clipboard data structure during network transfer between connected machines. A malicious peer on the shared keyboard/mouse network can exploit this by sending specially crafted clipboard updates. CVSS 7.4 reflects network-based attack with low complexity requiring authenticated peer connection. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though proof-of-concept code exists (CVSS E:P).

Buffer Overflow Deserialization Suse +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.9
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Ray Data 2.49.0-2.54.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary Python code by crafting malicious Parquet files containing Ray tensor extension types. When Ray Data reads these files, it deserializes untrusted metadata using cloudpickle.loads() without validation, triggering code execution during schema parsing before any data is read. The vulnerability requires only that a victim read a crafted Parquet file from any source (cloud storage, HuggingFace datasets, shared filesystems)-no cluster access or authentication needed. This reintroduces a vulnerability class previously fixed in May 2024, making it a regression introduced in July 2025 (PR #54831). Working proof-of-concept exists demonstrating exploitation via HuggingFace datasets following Ray's own documentation. EPSS data not available, not currently in CISA KEV.

RCE Python Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Apache NiFi TinkerpopClientService allows authenticated high-privilege users to execute arbitrary code without proper permission validation. The service fails to enforce required Execute Code permissions, enabling privilege escalation within the NiFi environment. While CVSS scores this at 7.5 (High), real-world risk requires authenticated high-privilege access (PR:H), significantly limiting the attack surface to compromised admin accounts or malicious insiders. No public exploit code has been identified, and CISA KEV does not list this vulnerability, suggesting no confirmed active exploitation at time of disclosure.

Authentication Bypass Apache Deserialization
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Tenant authorization bypass in Apache DolphinScheduler versions before 3.4.1 allows authenticated low-privilege users to execute workflows using arbitrary tenant configurations not assigned to their account, exposing high confidentiality and integrity risks. The vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) enables privilege escalation through tenant context manipulation during workflow execution. Despite a CVSS score of 8.1, EPSS probability is low (0.02%, 4th percentile) with no active exploitation confirmed. Vendor patch is available in version 3.4.1.

Authentication Bypass Apache Deserialization
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Ruby ERB library via unsafe deserialization allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting incomplete protection in Marshal.load workflows. While ERB 2.2.0+ added guards to prevent code execution during deserialization in result() and run() methods, the def_module(), def_method(), and def_class() methods remained unprotected, enabling attackers to bypass the @_init safeguard. Exploitation requires high complexity (AV:N/AC:H) as applications must deserialize untrusted Marshal data with ERB loaded. No EPSS or KEV data available; exploitation likelihood depends on prevalence of unsafe Marshal.load patterns in Ruby codebases.

RCE Deserialization Ruby +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 10.0
CRITICAL PATCH NO ACTION HOSTED Monitor

Remote code execution in Microsoft Bing lets an unauthenticated network attacker run arbitrary code by submitting untrusted serialized data that the service deserializes unsafely (CWE-502). The flaw carries a maximum CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 with a scope change, meaning exploitation of the Bing service could impact resources beyond its own security authority. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not in CISA KEV; EPSS is a modest 0.27% (51st percentile), reflecting probability rather than confirmed activity.

Deserialization Microsoft Microsoft Bing
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in KTransformers through 0.5.3 lets unauthenticated network attackers run arbitrary code by sending a crafted pickle payload to the scheduler RPC service used in balance_serve backend mode. The affected code binds a ZMQ ROUTER socket to all interfaces (0.0.0.0) with no authentication and passes received frames straight into pickle.loads(), so any host that can reach the scheduler port gains code execution as the ktransformers process. Publicly available exploit code exists (VulnCheck/chocapikk write-up) and a vendor upstream fix is available, though the EPSS probability is currently low at 0.04%.

RCE Deserialization Ktransformers
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

Unauthenticated remote code execution in HuggingFace LeRobot (versions 0 through 0.5.1) stems from pickle.loads() being called on attacker-controlled bytes received over the async inference gRPC pipeline, which runs without authentication or TLS. Any network-reachable attacker can execute arbitrary code on either the policy server or the robot client by delivering a malicious pickle payload through the SendPolicyInstructions, SendObservations, or GetActions RPCs. Publicly available exploit code exists (chocapikk write-up) and SSVC rates technical impact as total and the flaw as automatable, though EPSS remains very low (0.06%) reflecting limited real-world telemetry rather than low technical severity.

RCE Deserialization Hugging Face +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Code injection in Microsoft Kiota versions prior to 1.31.1 allows attackers who control or tamper with OpenAPI descriptions to inject malicious code into generated HTTP client libraries. Exploitation requires developers to generate clients from untrusted or compromised OpenAPI specifications, then compile and execute the poisoned code. The attack chain culminates in arbitrary code execution within the context of applications using the tainted generated clients. CVSS 7.3 with local attack vector and user interaction required suggests lower immediate urgency, though EPSS data is unavailable. No public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis.

RCE Deserialization Microsoft +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Authorization bypass in RustFS, a Rust-based S3-compatible object-storage server, lets any authenticated low-privilege account (for example a read-only user) reconfigure event-notification targets because the four handlers in rustfs/src/admin/handlers/event.rs only verify authentication and skip the validate_admin_request admin-action check used by every other admin handler. An attacker can overwrite an admin-defined webhook or MQTT target by name to silently redirect bucket events - containing object keys, bucket names, user identities, and request metadata - to an attacker-controlled endpoint, evade audit logging, and coerce an SSRF health probe from the server. Publicly available exploit code exists (live PoC scripts), but EPSS is very low (0.05%, 15th percentile) and CISA SSVC lists exploitation as none, indicating a real but not-yet-exploited weakness.

Authentication Bypass Deserialization SSRF +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Red Hat Apache Camel Infinispan component allows low-privileged attackers to execute arbitrary code via unsafe deserialization in ProtoStream remote aggregation repository. Exploiting this vulnerability requires network access and low-privilege credentials but grants full system compromise affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack complexity is rated high (AC:H), suggesting specific configuration or timing requirements. No active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis (not in CISA KEV), and public exploit code status is unknown.

RCE Deserialization Red Hat Fuse 7 +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX via insecure deserialization in the RadFilter control allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server by tampering with exposed client-side filter state. Affected versions span 2024.4.1114 through 2026.1.421. EPSS data not available; no public exploit or CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis. The CVSS 8.1 (High) reflects network accessibility but 'High' attack complexity (AC:H), indicating successful exploitation requires specific conditions beyond simple network access.

RCE Deserialization Telerik Ui For Asp Net Ajax +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

PHP object injection in MetaSlider Responsive Slider plugin (WordPress) through version 3.106.0 allows authenticated administrators with high privileges to execute arbitrary code by deserializing untrusted data. The vulnerability requires authenticated high-privilege access (PR:H), limiting exploitation to compromised admin accounts or malicious insiders. EPSS data not available; no confirmed active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis.

WordPress Deserialization Responsive Slider By Metaslider +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in OpenMage Magento LTS versions prior to 20.17.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading malicious phar archives disguised as images and triggering PHP deserialization via phar:// stream wrappers. The attack requires high complexity (AC:H) to exploit successfully. EPSS data not available, but exploitation requires specific conditions around file upload and path manipulation. Vendor patch available in version 20.17.0, confirmed by GitHub security advisory GHSA-fg79-cr9c-7369.

PHP RCE Deserialization +3
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

Deserialization vulnerability in Apache Airflow webserver (all versions before 3.2.0) allows network-accessible attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting malicious XCom payloads, despite vendor-assigned Low severity due to the trusted Dag Author threat model. CVSS 9.8 Critical rating reflects unauthenticated network-based RCE capability (AV:N/PR:N), contradicting the description's trust assumption. EPSS 0.07% (22nd percentile) suggests low immediate exploitation likelihood. No active exploitation confirmed; vendor patch available in version 3.2.0 with public GitHub PR.

RCE Apache Deserialization +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in DataEase (open-source BI/data-visualization platform) versions 2.10.20 and below allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary commands as root by abusing an unsafe Java deserialization path in the bundled Quartz 2.3.2 scheduler. Because Quartz reads job-data BLOBs from the qrtz_job_details table via ObjectInputStream with no class filter, and the shipped commons-collections-3.2.1 (pulled in by velocity-1.7.jar) exposes the InvokerTransformer gadget, an attacker who can write to the job table - e.g. by chaining the previously disclosed previewSql SQL injection - plants a CommonsCollections6 payload that fires when the cron trigger runs. SSVC rates technical impact as total with a proof-of-concept exploit; EPSS is low at 0.40% (61st percentile) and it is not in CISA KEV, so this is currently a PoC-stage rather than mass-exploited issue.

RCE SQLi Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Arbitrary file read in DataEase (open-source data visualization and analytics platform) versions 2.10.20 and below lets an authenticated attacker exfiltrate sensitive files from the server host by abusing the MySQL datasource configuration. Because the Mysql class exposes an auto-generated public setter for its JDBC security blocklist (via Lombok @Data), a crafted JSON datasource payload replaces the blocklist with an empty list before validation, enabling dangerous JDBC parameters like allowLoadLocalInfile=true. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.04%), but the technical chain is well-documented in the vendor GHSA advisory.

Deserialization Dataease
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.1
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in Digital Knowledge KnowledgeDeliver (all versions prior to February 24, 2026) via malicious ViewState deserialization. A hard-coded ASP.NET machineKey allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass ViewState validation and execute arbitrary code on the server. Mandiant reported this critical deserialization vulnerability. EPSS score of 0.08% (24th percentile) suggests low observed exploitation activity, though no public exploit is confirmed at time of analysis. CVSS vector indicates network-accessible attack requiring no privileges or user interaction, but the 7.5 score reflects only Confidentiality impact-real-world RCE capability makes this significantly more severe than the partial CVSS rating suggests.

RCE Deserialization Knowledgedeliver
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution as root in OpenRemote IoT platform's rules engine (versions prior to 1.20.3) allows authenticated non-superuser attackers with write:rules role to execute arbitrary Java code via unsandboxed JavaScript rulesets. The vulnerability stems from Nashorn ScriptEngine.eval() executing user-supplied JavaScript without ClassFilter restrictions, enabling Java.type() access to any JVM class including java.lang.Runtime. Attackers can compromise the entire multi-tenant platform, steal c

RCE Java Information Disclosure +7
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Week

Unauthenticated access to free5GC UDR subscriber identifiers exposes SUPI/IMSI values via unprotected 5G Service Based Interface endpoint. Missing return statements in free5GC UDR versions prior to 4.2.1 allow attackers to retrieve complete subscriber databases with a single parameterless HTTP GET request, undermining 3GPP SUCI privacy mechanisms. Public exploit code exists. EPSS score is low (0.10%) indicating limited observed exploitation, but impact is severe for exposed deployments with misconfigured network segmentation.

Information Disclosure Deserialization Suse
NVD GitHub
EPSS 2% CVSS 9.6
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote code execution in Adobe Connect 12.10 and earlier (including 2025.3) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting unsafe deserialization. Attack requires no user interaction despite UI:R in CVSS vector, with scope change enabling container escape or privilege escalation beyond the application context. Adobe released patch APSB26-37. EPSS score of 1.50% (81st percentile) indicates moderate exploitation probability. No active exploitation confirmed (SSVC: exploitation=none), but deserialization flaws are commonly targeted once details emerge.

RCE Deserialization Adobe +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote code execution in Adobe Connect 12.10 and earlier allows unauthenticated network attackers to execute arbitrary code via deserialization of untrusted data. The vulnerability has changed scope (CVSS 9.3), enabling impact beyond the vulnerable component. Adobe issued patch APSB26-37. EPSS indicates 81st percentile risk with 1.44% probability, and CISA SSVC reports no active exploitation. The CVSS vector conflicts with the description: vector indicates user interaction required (UI:R) while description states 'does not require user interaction' - verify actual interaction requirements with Adobe advisory.

RCE Deserialization Adobe +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Privilege escalation in Azure Monitor Agent versions prior to 1.41.0 exploits insecure deserialization of untrusted data, allowing authenticated local attackers with low privileges to achieve full system compromise (high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact). CVSS 7.8 severity reflects local attack vector with low complexity and no user interaction required. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the vulnerability class (CWE-502) is well-understood and frequently targeted. Microsoft has released patch version 1.41.0 to address this flaw.

Deserialization Microsoft
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft HPC Pack 2019 enables authenticated local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level. Affects all versions below 6.3.8355. Vendor-released patch available via Microsoft Security Response Center. CVSS 7.8 reflects high impact (complete system compromise) with low attack complexity requiring only low-level authenticated access. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though CWE-502 deserialization flaws are well-understood and commonly weaponized once technical details emerge.

Deserialization Microsoft
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

PHP object injection in Smart Post Show WordPress plugin versions ≤3.0.12 allows administrators to deserialize untrusted input via the import_shortcodes() function. While no POP chain exists in the plugin itself (making direct exploitation impossible), the vulnerability becomes critical if paired with another plugin/theme containing exploitable gadget chains, potentially enabling file deletion, data exfiltration, or remote code execution. CVSS 7.2 (High) reflects theoretical maximum impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, with EPSS data unavailable for this recent CVE identifier.

PHP WordPress Information Disclosure +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution via SQL injection in Craft Commerce 4.x (4.0.0-4.10.2) and 5.x (5.0.0-5.5.4) allows authenticated control panel users to write PHP webshells through a four-step exploitation chain. Attack exploits unsanitized TotalRevenue widget settings interpolated into SQL, PDO multi-statement support, and unsafe PHP deserialization in yii2-queue to instantiate a GuzzleHttp FileCookieJar gadget chain. Complete exploitation requires only three HTTP requests and low-privileged authenticati

PHP RCE SQLi +3
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL Act Now

Remote code execution in Pachno 1.0.6 allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by exploiting unsafe deserialization of PHP objects. Attackers write malicious serialized payloads to world-writable cache files with predictable names, which are automatically unserialized during framework bootstrap before authentication occurs. EPSS indicates 0.14% probability of exploitation (33rd percentile), no active exploitation confirmed per CISA KEV, and SSVC classifies this as automatable with total technical impact.

PHP RCE Deserialization +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Keras 3.13.0 occurs because the TFSMLayer class unconditionally loads attacker-supplied TensorFlow SavedModels while deserializing a .keras model, even with safe_mode=True engaged. Any user who loads a malicious model triggers attacker-controlled code at inference time under their own privileges, defeating the protection safe_mode is supposed to provide. The flaw (CWE-502) has publicly available exploit code via huntr but is not in CISA KEV; EPSS is very low at 0.06% (19th percentile), consistent with the local, user-interaction-dependent attack path.

RCE Deserialization Keras Team Keras +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Apache Airflow 3.1.x allows authenticated DAG Authors to execute arbitrary code in the webserver context through crafted XCom payloads exploiting insecure deserialization (CWE-502). Affects Apache Airflow versions 3.1.8 through <3.2.0. Despite CVSS 8.8, vendor rates severity as Low due to DAG Authors being highly trusted roles. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, with EPSS exploitation probability at 0.07% (21st percentile), indicating minimal real-world risk. Vendor-released patch: Apache Airflow 3.2.0.

RCE Apache Deserialization +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Apache Storm before 2.8.6 allows authenticated users with topology submission rights to execute arbitrary code on Nimbus and Worker JVMs via crafted serialized objects in Kerberos TGT credentials. The vulnerability exploits unsafe deserialization in the Nimbus Thrift API (CWE-502) with CVSS 8.8. No active exploitation confirmed (EPSS 0.30%, SSVC exploitation status: none), but the low attack complexity and network attack vector make this a critical patch priority for Storm deployments with authenticated users.

RCE Apache Deserialization +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.4
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in Sonatype Nexus Repository 3.22.1-3.90.2 allows authenticated attackers with task creation permissions to execute arbitrary code via unsafe deserialization in the task management component. Exploitation bypasses the nexus.scripts.allowCreation security control, granting unauthorized code execution on the server. CVSS 9.4 (Critical). No public exploit identified at time of analysis. Attack requires low-privileged authentication (PR:L) and network access but no user interaction.

RCE Deserialization Nexus Repository Manager +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Unsafe YAML deserialization in PraisonAI allows remote code execution through malicious agent definition files. The AgentService.loadAgentFromFile method uses js-yaml.load without safe schema restrictions, permitting dangerous tags like !!js/function that execute arbitrary JavaScript. Unauthenticated attackers can upload crafted YAML files via API endpoints to achieve complete server compromise. Affects PraisonAI prior to v4.5.115. Publicly available exploit code exists via proof-of-concept demonstrating command execution.

RCE Deserialization
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Authenticated remote code execution in Red Hat Quay 3 and Mirror Registry for Red Hat OpenShift arises from unsafe deserialization (CWE-502) of resumable container image layer upload state stored in the database. An attacker with the privileges needed to initiate image uploads can tamper with intermediate upload data to execute arbitrary code on the Quay server. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is low (0.06%) and CISA SSVC marks exploitation status as none, though technical impact is rated total.

RCE Deserialization Red Hat +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC Act Now

PHP object injection in Everest Forms for WordPress (all versions ≤3.4.3) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve critical system compromise. Attackers submit malicious serialized payloads through any public form field, which persist through sanitization into the wp_evf_entrymeta database table. When administrators view form entries, unsafe unserialize() without class restrictions processes the payload, enabling arbitrary code execution. CVSS 9.8 (Critical) reflects network-accessible

PHP WordPress Deserialization +3
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in IBM Langflow Desktop versions 1.6.0 through 1.8.2 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via unsafe deserialization in the FAISS component. The vulnerability stems from an insecure default configuration that permits deserialization of untrusted data. With CVSS 8.8 (High) reflecting network accessibility, low complexity, and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, this represents a critical risk for organizations running affected versions. Vendor-released patch available through IBM security advisory. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the attack path is well-understood given the CWE-502 deserialization vulnerability class.

RCE Deserialization IBM +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in NVIDIA DALI (all versions prior to 2.0) allows local authenticated attackers with low privileges to execute malicious code by exploiting insecure deserialization of untrusted data, requiring user interaction. EPSS exploitation probability and KEV status data not available; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The vulnerability affects NVIDIA's Data Loading Library, a critical component in AI/ML data preprocessing pipelines.

RCE Deserialization Nvidia +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in OpenIdentityPlatform OpenAM 16.0.5 and earlier allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via unsafe Java deserialization of the jato.clientSession HTTP parameter. This bypass exploits an unpatched deserialization sink in JATO's ClientSession.deserializeAttributes() that was overlooked when CVE-2021-35464 was mitigated. Attackers can target any JATO ViewBean endpoint with <jato:form> tags (commonly found in password reset pages) using a PriorityQue

RCE Apache Java +5
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.7
HIGH PATCH This Week

Buffer use-after-free in Apache Kafka Java producer client (versions ≤3.9.1, ≤4.0.1, ≤4.1.1) can silently route messages to incorrect topics when batch expiration races with in-flight network requests. CVSS 8.7 (High) with network-accessible attack vector and high complexity. CISA SSVC indicates no active exploitation, non-automatable attack, and partial technical impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. EPSS data not provided, but the combination of high CVSS, cross-scope impact (S:C), and dual confidentiality/integrity impact warrants prioritization for environments processing sensitive message streams.

Apache Java Information Disclosure +5
NVD HeroDevs VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in HuggingFace Transformers library allows arbitrary code execution via malicious checkpoint files. The `_load_rng_state()` method in the `Trainer` class calls `torch.load()` without the `weights_only=True` parameter, enabling deserialization attacks when PyTorch versions below 2.6 are used with torch>=2.2. An attacker can craft a malicious `rng_state.pth` checkpoint file that executes arbitrary code when loaded by an application using affected Transformers versions. The fix is available in version v5.0.0rc3, and no public exploit has been independently confirmed at time of analysis.

RCE Deserialization Hugging Face +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in pyload-ng via pickle deserialization allows non-admin users with SETTINGS and ADD permissions to write malicious session files and trigger unauthenticated RCE. Attackers redirect the download directory to Flask's session store (/tmp/pyLoad/flask), plant a crafted pickle payload as a predictable session filename, then trigger deserialization by sending any HTTP request with the corresponding session cookie. This bypasses CVE-2026-33509 fix controls because storage_folder was not added to ADMIN_ONLY_OPTIONS. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though detailed proof-of-concept methodology is documented in the advisory. EPSS data not available for this recent CVE.

RCE Python Docker +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Unsafe deserialization in Roundcube Webmail's Redis/Memcache session handler allows unauthenticated remote attackers to write arbitrary files by crafting malicious session data. Affected versions include all 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and all 1.5.x before 1.5.14. While the CVSS score of 3.7 is low and attack complexity is high, the integrity impact (arbitrary file write) poses a real risk to instances using Redis or Memcache for session storage.

Deserialization Redis Roundcube +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.9
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote Code Execution in Group-Office enterprise CRM via insecure deserialization allows authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files and execute code on the server. Affects all versions prior to 6.8.156, 25.0.90, and 26.0.12 across multiple product branches. CVSS 9.9 (Critical) with network-based attack vector requiring only low-privileged authentication. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the technical details in the GitHub Security Advisory provide sufficient impleme

RCE Deserialization Microsoft +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in OpenSTAManager v2.10.1 and earlier allows authenticated attackers to achieve unauthenticated RCE via chained exploitation of arbitrary SQL injection (GHSA-2fr7-cc4f-wh98) and insecure PHP deserialization in the oauth2.php endpoint. The unauthenticated oauth2.php file calls unserialize() on attacker-controlled database content without class restrictions, enabling gadget chain exploitation (Laravel/RCE22) to execute arbitrary system commands as www-data. Attack requires in

PHP Denial Of Service Python +4
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH This Week

Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA BioNeMo Framework enables local attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, disclose sensitive information, or tamper with data when users open malicious files. CVSS 7.8 (High) reflects local attack vector requiring user interaction. EPSS data not available; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Affects NVIDIA BioNeMo Framework, a platform for AI-driven drug discovery and biomolecular research.

RCE Denial Of Service Information Disclosure +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Insecure deserialization in NVIDIA BioNeMo Framework enables remote code execution when attackers can induce users to process malicious serialized data. This vulnerability (CWE-502) affects the BioNeMo Framework with network-reachable attack surface (AV:N) and low complexity (AC:L), requiring only user interaction (UI:R) but no authentication (PR:N). The CVSS 8.8 rating reflects critical impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the deserialization vulnerability class is well-understood and commonly exploited. EPSS data not available for this CVE.

RCE Denial Of Service Information Disclosure +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH This Week

Insecure deserialization in WatchGuard Fireware OS enables local code execution as the portald user when combined with a filesystem write primitive. Affects Fireware OS versions 12.1 through 12.11.8 and 2025.1 through 2026.1.2 on platforms supporting Access Portal (excludes T-15/T-35 models). CVSS 8.4 severity reflects high impact but requires prior high-privilege local access and an existing write vulnerability to exploit. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, with EPSS data unavailable for risk probability assessment.

RCE Deserialization Fireware Os +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Insecure deserialization in Gigabyte Control Center's Performance Library component allows authenticated local users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM by sending crafted serialized payloads to the EasyTune Engine service. Affecting Gigabyte Performance Library across versions, this CWE-502 flaw enables low-privileged users to gain complete control of the Windows system. EPSS data not available; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the local attack vector and low complexity (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L) suggest exploitation is technically straightforward for attackers with initial local access.

Privilege Escalation Deserialization Performance Library +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL Act Now

Arbitrary Perl code execution in GRID::Machine through version 0.127 occurs when clients connect to remote hosts via RPC over SSH, as the client-side deserializer uses eval() on untrusted data from the remote peer without validation. A compromised or malicious remote host can inject arbitrary Perl code into Dumper-formatted responses that executes silently on the client during RPC calls, while maintaining correct return values to avoid detection. The vulnerability is design-inherent but the trust requirement for remote hosts is not documented, creating a security expectation mismatch for users.

RCE Deserialization Grid
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.2
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote attackers can crash Zebra cryptocurrency nodes (versions <4.3.0) by sending malformed V5 transactions that pass initial deserialization but trigger panics during transaction ID calculation. The vulnerability requires no authentication and can be exploited via a single crafted network message to the P2P port (8233) or through the sendrawtransaction RPC method. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, though the attack mechanism is well-documented in the vendor advisory. EPSS data not available for this CVE.

RCE Denial Of Service Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote Code Execution and Arbitrary File Read in Metabase Enterprise Edition allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code and read sensitive files via malicious serialization archives. Affected versions span at least 1.47 through 1.59.3, with patches released in versions 1.54.22, 1.55.22, 1.56.22, 1.57.16, 1.58.10, and 1.59.4. The vulnerability exploits the POST /api/ee/serialization/import endpoint by injecting INIT properties into H2 JDBC specifications within crafted serialization archives, triggering arbitrary SQL execution during database synchronization. Authentication as an admin is required (CVSS PR:H), and the vulnerability has been confirmed exploitable on Metabase Cloud infrastructure.

RCE Deserialization Metabase
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 1% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution is possible in DataDog's dd-trace-java agent versions prior to 1.60.3 when running on JDK 16 or earlier with exposed JMX/RMI ports. The vulnerability stems from unsafe deserialization in the RMI instrumentation's custom endpoint, allowing network-accessible attackers to execute arbitrary code if gadget-chain libraries exist on the classpath. Vendor-released patch: version 1.60.3. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the issue was responsibly disclosed through DataDog's bug bounty program by Mohamed Amine ait Ouchebou.

RCE Java Deserialization
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.2
HIGH This Week

The Frontend Admin by DynamiApps plugin for WordPress contains a PHP Object Injection vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 3.28.31. Authenticated attackers with Editor-level privileges or higher can exploit unsafe deserialization of the 'post_content' field in admin_form posts to inject malicious PHP objects and achieve remote code execution through available POP chains. This represents a critical risk for WordPress sites using this plugin with elevated user accounts.

PHP WordPress RCE +4
NVD
EPSS 1% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Saloon PHP library versions prior to 4.0.0 contain a PHP object injection vulnerability in the AccessTokenAuthenticator::unserialize() method, which unsafely deserializes OAuth token state using unserialize() with allowed_classes set to true. An attacker who can control the serialized token string-such as by overwriting a cached token file or injecting malicious data-can supply a crafted serialized gadget object that executes arbitrary code through PHP magic methods during deserialization. In environments with common dependencies like Monolog present, this vulnerability can be reliably chained to achieve remote code execution (RCE), making it a critical threat to any API integration or SDK built on vulnerable Saloon versions.

PHP RCE Deserialization +1
NVD GitHub
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