CVE-2015-2342
highpriority · act · 81EPSS 0.890 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 10–10
weaknesses
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exploits (3)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- exploit/multi/misc/java_jmx_serverJava JMX Server Insecure Configuration Java Code Executionweaponized · metasploit
- EDB-36101Java JMX - Server Insecure Configuration Java Code Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (9)
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also known as (6)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455cnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720enisa_euvd
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455enisa_euvd
- https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/enisa_euvd
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