CVE-2016-1998 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting HPE Service Manager versions 9.3x before 9.35 P4 and 9.4x before 9.41.P2. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by submitting a specially crafted serialized Java object, leveraging a weakness in the Apache Commons Collections library. With a CVSS v3 score of 9.8, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:service_manager:9.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:service_manager:9.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:service_manager:9.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:service_manager:9.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:service_manager:9.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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