CVE-2016-5229

Atlassian Bamboo before 5.11.4.1 and 5.12.x before 5.12.3.1 does not properly restrict permitted...

9.8 Critical

Atlassian Bamboo before 5.11.4.1 and 5.12.x before 5.12.3.1 does not properly restrict permitted deserialized classes, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to XStream Serialization.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

7.09%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2016-5229
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-5229
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6180 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-6180
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j677-8364-49vm 9.8

Atlassian Bamboo before 5.11.4.1 and 5.12.x before 5.12.3.1 does not properly restrict permitted...

Record: GHSA-j677-8364-49vm
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

atlassian bamboo

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5229 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Atlassian Bamboo, published August 2, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.09%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.