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CVE-2016-5983

HighPublished

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.43, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, 8.5 before 8.5.5.11, 9.0 before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.4 allows...

Published: Oct 5, 2016
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Assigning CNA: ibm
Evidence observed: Aug 8, 2026

Primary CVSS

7.5/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.0

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS probability estimate

3.2%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 87.7%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.43, 8.0 before 8.0.0.13, 8.5 before 8.5.5.11, 9.0 before 9.0.0.2, and Liberty before 16.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted serialized object.

Sources

CVE-2016-5983PoC
IBM WebSphere deserialization of untrusted data - IBM WebSphere 7,8,8.5,9

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