CVE-2016-5983
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.43, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, 8.5 before 8.5.5.11, 9.0 before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted serialized object.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.43, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, 8.5 before 8.5.5.11, 9.0 before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted serialized object.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.12% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 4.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI62375Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93162
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990060Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI62375Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93162
- https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990060Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.