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Vulnerability details: VCID-32uq-r1e7-3ub4
Vulnerability ID VCID-32uq-r1e7-3ub4
Aliases CVE-2015-7501
GHSA-fjq5-5j5f-mvxh
Summary InvokerTransformer code execution during deserialization This package allows code execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the commons-collections library.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-284 Improper Access Control
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 9.8 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
generic_textual CRITICAL http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2059393
generic_textual CRITICAL https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2059393
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
generic_textual CRITICAL https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71461 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71863 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
epss 0.71863 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.05534.pdf
generic_textual CRITICAL https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.05534.pdf
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1279330
generic_textual CRITICAL https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1279330
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-collections/release_4_1.html
generic_textual CRITICAL https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-collections/release_4_1.html
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability
generic_textual CRITICAL https://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability
cvssv3.1_qr CRITICAL https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjq5-5j5f-mvxh
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/apache/commons-collections
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/apache/commons-collections
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/jensdietrich/xshady-release/tree/main/CVE-2015-7501
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/jensdietrich/xshady-release/tree/main/CVE-2015-7501
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COLLECTIONS-580.
generic_textual CRITICAL https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COLLECTIONS-580.
cvssv2 10.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7501
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7501
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7501
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7501
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://sourceforge.net/p/collections/code/HEAD/tree
generic_textual CRITICAL https://sourceforge.net/p/collections/code/HEAD/tree
Reference id Reference type URL
http://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2500.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2501.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2502.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2514.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2516.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2517.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2521.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2522.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2524.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2670.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2671.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0040.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2015-7501.json
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2059393
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7501
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.05534.pdf
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1279330
https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-collections/release_4_1.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7501
https://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability
https://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability/
https://github.com/apache/commons-collections
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COLLECTIONS-580.
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2536.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240216-0010/
https://sourceforge.net/p/collections/code/HEAD/tree
https://sourceforge.net/p/collections/code/HEAD/tree/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78215
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034097
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037052
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037053
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037640
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:data_grid:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:data_grid:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_a-mq:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_a-mq:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_bpm_suite:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_bpm_suite:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_virtualization:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_virtualization:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_virtualization:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_virtualization:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_brms_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_brms_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_brms_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_brms_platform:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_soa_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_soa_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse_service_works:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse_service_works:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_operations_network:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_operations_network:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_portal:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_portal:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription_asset_manager:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:subscription_asset_manager:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:xpaas:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:xpaas:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2015-7501 https://github.com/jensdietrich/xshady-release/tree/main/CVE-2015-7501
CVE-2015-7501 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7501
GHSA-fjq5-5j5f-mvxh https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjq5-5j5f-mvxh
RHSA-2015:2500 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2500
RHSA-2015:2501 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2501
RHSA-2015:2502 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2502
RHSA-2015:2514 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2514
RHSA-2015:2516 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2516
RHSA-2015:2517 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2517
RHSA-2015:2521 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2521
RHSA-2015:2522 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2522
RHSA-2015:2523 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2523
RHSA-2015:2524 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2524
RHSA-2015:2534 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2534
RHSA-2015:2535 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2535
RHSA-2015:2536 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2536
RHSA-2015:2537 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2537
RHSA-2015:2538 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2538
RHSA-2015:2539 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2539
RHSA-2015:2540 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2540
RHSA-2015:2541 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2541
RHSA-2015:2542 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2542
RHSA-2015:2547 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2547
RHSA-2015:2548 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2548
RHSA-2015:2556 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2556
RHSA-2015:2557 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2557
RHSA-2015:2559 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2559
RHSA-2015:2560 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2560
RHSA-2015:2578 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2578
RHSA-2015:2579 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2579
RHSA-2015:2670 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2670
RHSA-2015:2671 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2671
RHSA-2016:0040 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0040
RHSA-2016:0118 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0118
RHSA-2016:1773 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1773
RHSA-2020:4274 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4274
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1773.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2059393
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2045023
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.05534.pdf
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1279330
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-collections/release_4_1.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/apache/commons-collections
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/jensdietrich/xshady-release/tree/main/CVE-2015-7501
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COLLECTIONS-580.
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7501
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7501
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7501
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://sourceforge.net/p/collections/code/HEAD/tree
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.98714
EPSS Score 0.71461
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:28.638747+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/commons-collections/commons-collections/CVE-2015-7501.yml 38.0.0