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CVE-2018-15890

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.96% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-06-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Java. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-15890
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.96%
Java

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in EthereumJ 1.8.2. There is Unsafe Deserialization in ois.readObject in mine/Ethash.java and decoder.readObject in crypto/ECKey.java. When a node syncs and mines a new block, arbitrary OS commands can be run on the server.

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