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CVE-2016-2173

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2173 is a critical vulnerability in Spring AMQP before version 1.5.5, specifically within the org.springframework.core.serializer.DefaultDeserializer component, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 1.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0618 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

fedorapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqpFixed in: 1.5.5
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-hrp3-8p5w-27gvcritical

Improper Input Validation in Spring AMQP

May 13, 2022

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182551.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182850.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182959.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
pivotal.io / security/cve-2016-2173
Third Party Advisory