CVE-2015-7450Serialized-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 craf…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since Jan 10, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jul 10, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-502
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Jan 10, 2022; federal remediation due Jul 10, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 97.76% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- ibm
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
ibm sterling_b2b_integrator ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator | 5.2 | NVD |
ibm sterling_integrator ibm:sterling_integrator | 5.1 | NVD |
ibm tivoli_common_reporting ibm:tivoli_common_reporting | 2.1; 2.1.1; 2.1.1.2; 3.1; 3.1.0.1; 3.1.0.2; 3.1.2; 3.1.2.1 | NVD |
ibm watson_content_analytics ibm:watson_content_analytics | from 3.0 through 3.0.0.6; from 3.5 through 3.5.0.3 | NVD |
ibm watson_explorer_analytical_components ibm:watson_explorer_analytical_components | from 10.0 through 10.0.0.2; 11.0 | NVD |
ibm watson_explorer_annotation_administration_console ibm:watson_explorer_annotation_administration_console | from 10.0 through 10.0.0.2; 11.0 | NVD |
ibm websphere_application_server ibm:websphere_application_server | 7.0.0.0; 8.0.0.0; 8.5; 8.5.0.0; 8.5.5.5 | NVD |
References
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971733x-refsource-confirm, broken-link
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971342x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971758x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77653vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035125vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972799x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971376x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41613/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970575x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-7450us-government-resource
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