{"id":"CVE-2016-9498","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9498","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:46:08.862Z","title":"ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, allows unserialization of unsafe Java objects.","description":"ManageEngine Applications Manager 12 and 13 before build 13200, allows unserialization of unsafe Java objects. The vulnerability can be exploited by remote user without authentication and it allows to execute remote code compromising the application as well as the operating system. As Application Manager's RMI registry is running with privileges of system administrator, by exploiting this vulnerability an attacker gains highest privileges on the underlying operating system.","published":"2018-07-13T20:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:56:11.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cret@cert.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-502"],"affected":["zohocorp/manageengine applications manager"],"epss":{"score":0.2124,"percentile":0.97581,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.16674,"percentile":0.96935},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.2124,"percentile":0.97484}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9498.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Apr/9","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/security-updates/security-updates-cve-2016-9498.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97394/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9498","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."}