High

Apache Geode unsafe deserialization of application objects

  • Disclosed: 14.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

In Apache Geode before v1.4.0, the Geode server stores application objects in serialized form. Certain cluster operations and API invocations cause these objects to be deserialized. A user with DATA:WRITE access to the cluster may be able to cause remote code execution if certain classes are present on the classpath.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.geode:geode-core >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.geode:geode-core
Disclosed
14.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-95m2-p98f-24r5 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.geode:geode-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (17) in the archive
Total entries
17
First → latest
06.2019 10.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 9
  • Medium 6

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 1
  2. 2020: 0
  3. 2021: 0
  4. 2022: 16
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-37021 < 1.12.16, >= 1.13.0, < 1.13.5, >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.1 1.12.16, 1.13.5, 1.14.1
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-5649 >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.1 1.1.1
  3. High · 7.1 CVE-2017-12622 >= 1.0.0, < 1.3.0 1.3.0
  4. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-15696 >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0
  5. Apache Geode unsafe deserialization of application objects this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-15693 >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0
  6. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2017-15692 >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0
  7. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-9795 >= 1.0.0, < 1.3.0 1.3.0
  8. High · 8.8 CVE-2017-15695 >= 1.0.0, < 1.5.0 1.5.0
  9. High · 7.4 CVE-2019-10091 < 1.10.0 1.10.0
  10. High CVE-2021-34797 < 1.12.5, >= 1.13.0, < 1.13.5 1.12.5, 1.13.5

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