CVE-2017-15692

Apache Geode unsafe deserialization in TcpServer

9.8 CriticalFix available

CVE-2017-15692 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Geode, published February 27, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.78%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.geode:geode-core 1.4.0.

In Apache Geode before v1.4.0, the TcpServer within the Geode locator opens a network port that deserializes data. If an unprivileged user gains access to the Geode locator, they may be able to cause remote code execution if certain classes are present on the classpath.

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

4.78%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2017-15692
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-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-15692
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5475 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-5475
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w395-hpq9-7xwr 9.8

Apache Geode unsafe deserialization in TcpServer

Record: GHSA-w395-hpq9-7xwr
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-502
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2017-15692
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-w395-hpq9-7xwr 9.8