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title: "CVE-2015-7450: Deserialization of Untrusted Data | CubePath"
description: "Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote…"
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source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7450
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# CVE-2015-7450: Deserialization of Untrusted Data | CubePath

## 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 via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

Official description from the CVE record, published by ibm. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7450)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

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

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                   |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                             |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                            |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.97764 (97.8% probability)

Percentile

99.9%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

IBM WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition Code Injection.

Added to the catalog

Jan 10, 2022

Federal due date

Jul 10, 2022

### CISA assessment as of Feb 7, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-502](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971733](http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971733)
- [www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971342](http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971342)
- [www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971758](http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971758)
- [77653](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77653)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [1035125](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035125)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972799](http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972799)
- [www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971376](http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971376)
- [41613](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41613/)  (exploit-db.com) exploit
- [www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970575](http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970575)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Sep 29, 2015
2. Record published Jan 2, 2016
3. Added to CISA KEV Jan 10, 2022
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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