CVE-2015-2342
The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.0%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 89.05% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 February 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vmware/vcenter server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 89.0% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455
- https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455
- https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.