CVE-2016-6501
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP...
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.
- Record
CVE-2016-6501- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.
- Record
CVE-2016-6501- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7423 No score
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7423- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2cx-7mm8-8j2x
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP...
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.
- Record
GHSA-q2cx-7mm8-8j2x- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-6501 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Jfrog Artifactory, published December 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.90%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.