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CVE-2016-3690

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3690 is a critical deserialization vulnerability affecting JBoss EAP versions 4.x and 5.x, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation. This vulnerability is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0524 is in the 86th 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

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: jbossas
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4Fixed in: jbossas
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5Fixed in: jbossas
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4Fixed in: JBossAS
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5Fixed in: JBossAS

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3690Important

PooledInvokerServlet is not secured, and deserializes data

Jun 13, 2016

References

access.redhat.com / solutions/178393
MitigationVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com / solutions/45530
MitigationVendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99079
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry