CVE-2016-2510

Name: CVE-2016-2510
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-04-07T20:59:05.567+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.1/10EPSS 70.43%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-2510 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. BeanShell (bsh) before 2.0b6, when included on the classpath by an application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data, related to XThis.Handler.. EPSS estimates a 70.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

BeanShell (bsh) before 2.0b6, when included on the classpath by an application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data, related to XThis.Handler.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

70.43%

99.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-19

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Beanshell	Beanshell	1.0	—
Beanshell	Beanshell	2.0	Beta1
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0	—
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	15.10	—

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00056.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00078.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0539.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0540.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3504Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035440Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2923-1Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1135Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/1ccc66bb693d4e46a34a904db8eeff07808d2cedPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/7c68fde2d6fc65e362f20863d868c112a90a9b49Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/releases/tag/2.0b6Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/frohoff/ysoserial/pull/13Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-17Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://www.rsaconference.com/writable/presentations/file_upload/asd-f03-serial-killer-silently-pwning-your-java-endpoints.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00056.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00078.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0539.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0540.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3504Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84139Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035440Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2923-1Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1135Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/1ccc66bb693d4e46a34a904db8eeff07808d2cedPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/7c68fde2d6fc65e362f20863d868c112a90a9b49Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/releases/tag/2.0b6Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/frohoff/ysoserial/pull/13Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-17Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://www.rsaconference.com/writable/presentations/file_upload/asd-f03-serial-killer-silently-pwning-your-java-endpoints.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 7, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-2510?

How severe is CVE-2016-2510?

CVE-2016-2510 has a CVSS score of 8.1/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 70.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2510?

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Source: NVD / NIST