{"id":"CVE-2015-2342","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2015-2342","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:51:09.783Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2015-10-12T10:59:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:23:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":10,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":[],"affected":["vmware/vcenter server"],"epss":{"score":0.89048,"percentile":0.99781,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-02-17","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":36101,"kind":"exploit","title":"Java JMX - Server Insecure Configuration Java Code Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36101","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/java/remote/36101.rb","file":"exploits/java/remote/36101.rb","published":"2015-02-17","added":"2015-02-17","updated":"2015-02-17","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"java","port":1617,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2015-2342","OSVDB-128332"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2342","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}