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title: "CVE-2017-12149: Deserialization of Untrusted Data | CubePath"
description: "In Jboss Application Server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, it was found that the doFilter method…"
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source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12149
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# CVE-2017-12149: Deserialization of Untrusted Data | CubePath

## Description

In Jboss Application Server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, it was found that the doFilter method in the ReadOnlyAccessFilter of the HTTP Invoker does not restrict classes for which it performs deserialization and thus allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

Official description from the CVE record, published by redhat. 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-2017-12149)

## 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

0.90713 (90.7% probability)

Percentile

99.8%

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

Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Dec 10, 2021

Federal due date

Jun 10, 2022

Ransomware campaigns

Known use

### CISA assessment as of Aug 13, 2026

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

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Red Hat, Inc. jbossas

  - affected: n/a

## References

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

- [bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=1486220](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show%5Fbug.cgi?id=1486220)
- [RHSA-2018:1608](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1608)  (access.redhat.com) vendor-advisory
- [github.com/gottburgm/Exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-12149](https://github.com/gottburgm/Exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-12149)
- [100591](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100591)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [RHSA-2018:1607](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1607)  (access.redhat.com) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Aug 1, 2017
2. Record published Oct 4, 2017
3. Added to CISA KEV Dec 10, 2021
4. Record last updated Oct 7, 2026

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