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CVE-2015-7450

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-01-10 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2016-01-02
  • WeaknessCWE-502

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Description

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-01-0221:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-01-10Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-01-10Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-01-10Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0712:58SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP
  6. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Ibm tivoli common reporting
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1= 2.1no fix published
2.1= 2.1.1no fix published
2.1= 2.1.1.2no fix published
3.1= 3.1no fix published
3.1= 3.1.0.1no fix published
3.1= 3.1.0.2no fix published
3.1= 3.1.2no fix published
3.1= 3.1.2.1no fix published
Ibm websphere application server
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0= 7.0.0.0no fix published
8.0= 8.0.0.0no fix published
8.5= 8.5no fix published
8.5= 8.5.0.0no fix published
8.5= 8.5.5.5no fix published
Ibm watson content analytics
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0≥ 3.0, ≤ 3.0.0.6no fix published
3.5≥ 3.5, ≤ 3.5.0.3no fix published

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-07-10

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-01-10
Patch Due Date
2022-07-10
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2022-01-10
  • GCVEexploitation2022-01-10
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-07
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.19.82025-02-07
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-5022025-02-07
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score97.8 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2016-01-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7450?

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

Is CVE-2015-7450 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2015-7450 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-07-10.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7450?

CVE-2015-7450 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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