CVE-2015-5254
Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.0 does not restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java Message Service (JMS) ObjectMessage object.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.13.0 does not restrict the classes that can be serialized in the broker, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java Message Service (JMS) ObjectMessage object.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 38.19% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- redhat/openshift · apache/activemq · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS moved from 34.5% on 21 September 2026 to 38.2% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5254-announcement.txt
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174371.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174537.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0489.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3524
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6013Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5254-announcement.txt
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174371.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174537.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0489.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2036.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3524
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/08/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05385680
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AMQ-6013Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a859563f05fbe7c31916b3178c2697165bd9bbf5a65d1cf62aef27d2%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.