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CVE-2015-2342

87
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-2342 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting VMware vCenter Server versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, and 6.0. The flaw stems from the JMX RMI service not restricting MBean registration, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in KEV, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating a high potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
89.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Java JMX Server Insecure Configuration Java Code Execution · May 22, 2013
ExploitDB: EDB-36101 · Feb 17, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8905 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1
7elements.co.uk / resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution
securityfocus.com / bid/76930
securitytracker.com / id/1033720
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-15-455