{"id":"CVE-2017-15692","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-15692","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:48:53.404Z","title":"In Apache Geode before v1.4.0, the TcpServer within the Geode locator opens a network port that deserializes data.","description":"In Apache Geode before v1.4.0, the TcpServer within the Geode locator opens a network port that deserializes data. If an unprivileged user gains access to the Geode locator, they may be able to cause remote code execution if certain classes are present on the classpath.","published":"2018-02-27T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:08:06.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.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":["apache/geode"],"epss":{"score":0.04781,"percentile":0.91873,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103205","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E","source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103205","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d0e00f2e147a9e9b13a6829133092f349b2882bf6860397368a52600%40%3Cannounce.tomcat.apache.org%3E","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15692","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."}