CVE-2016-0750
Infinispan: Deserialization of untrusted data in the Hot Rod Java client via automatic byte-array deserialization
The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.2
The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.
- Record
CVE-2016-0750- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-138
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0773
4.2
The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0773- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hhg-8ghq-vwq6
8.8
Infinispan: Deserialization of untrusted data in the Hot Rod Java client via automatic byte-array deserialization
The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.
- Record
GHSA-4hhg-8ghq-vwq6- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.2
The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.
- Record
CVE-2016-0750- CVSS 3.0
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-138, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.
- Record
CVE-2016-0750- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4hhg-8ghq-vwq6
8.8
Infinispan: Deserialization of untrusted data in the Hot Rod Java client via automatic byte-array deserialization
The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.
- Record
GHSA-4hhg-8ghq-vwq6- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1139
8.8
infinispan security update
Infinispan is an extremely scalable, highly available data grid platform - 100% open source, and written in Java. The purpose of Infinispan is to expose a data structure that is highly concurrent, designed ground-up to make the most of modern multi-processor/multi-core architectures while at the same time providing distributed cache capabilities. At its core Infinispan exposes a Cache interface which extends java.util.Map. It is also optionally is backed by a peer-to-peer network architecture to distribute state efficiently around a data grid.
Security Fix(es):
It was found that the Hotrod client in Infinispan before 9.2.0.CR1 would unsafely read deserialized data on information from the cache. An authenticated attacker could inject a malicious object into the data cache and attain deserialization on the client, and possibly conduct further attacks.(CVE-2017-15089)
The hotrod java client in infinispan before 9.1.0.Final automatically deserializes bytearray message contents in certain events. A malicious user could exploit this flaw by injecting a specially-crafted serialized object to attain remote code execution or conduct other attacks.(CVE-2016-0750)
- Record
OESA-2021-1139- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.infinispan:infinispan-coreMaven |
before 9.1.0.Final | 9.1.0.Final |
org.infinispan:infinispan-coreMaven |
before 9.1.0.Final, plus listed versions 5.0.0.FINAL5.0.1.FINAL5.1.0.ALPHA15.1.0.ALPHA25.1.0.BETA1 Show 45 moreShow less5.1.0.BETA25.1.0.BETA35.1.0.BETA45.1.0.BETA55.1.0.CR15.1.0.CR25.1.0.CR35.1.0.CR45.1.0.FINAL5.1.1.CR15.1.1.FINAL5.1.2.CR15.1.2.FINAL5.1.3.CR15.1.3.FINAL5.1.4.CR15.1.4.FINAL5.1.5.CR15.1.5.FINAL5.1.6.FINAL5.1.7.Final5.1.8.Final5.2.0.ALPHA15.2.0.ALPHA25.2.0.Alpha35.2.0.Alpha45.2.0.Beta15.2.0.Beta25.2.0.Beta35.2.0.Beta45.2.0.Beta55.2.0.Beta65.2.0.CR15.2.0.CR25.2.0.CR35.2.0.Final5.2.1.Final5.2.10.Final5.2.11.CR15.2.11.Final5.2.12.Final5.2.13.Final5.2.14.Final5.2.15.Final5.2.18.Final |
9.1.0.Final |
infinispanopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 8.2.4-8.oe1 | 8.2.4-8.oe1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0750 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Infinispan, published September 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.42%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in org.infinispan:infinispan-core 9.1.0.Final.
References
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