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CVE-2018-15890

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2019-06-20
  • WeaknessCWE-502

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Description

An issue was discovered in EthereumJ 1.8.2. There is Unsafe Deserialization in ois.readObject in mine/Ethash.java and decoder.readObject in crypto/ECKey.java. When a node syncs and mines a new block, arbitrary OS commands can be run on the server.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-06-2017:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Ethereum ethereumj
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.8= 1.8.2no fix published
ethereumj-core
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.12≤ 1.12.0no fix published

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

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.9 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryCRITICAL2019-07-26

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-06-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-hf4p-jm7r-vjjj

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15890?

An issue was discovered in EthereumJ 1.8.2. There is Unsafe Deserialization in ois.readObject in mine/Ethash.java and decoder.readObject in crypto/ECKey.java. When a node syncs and mines a new block, arbitrary OS commands can be run on the server.

Is CVE-2018-15890 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-15890 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.9% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-15890?

CVE-2018-15890 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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