CVE-2019-17570

Name: CVE-2019-17570
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-01-23T22:15:10.2+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 49.29%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-17570 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An untrusted deserialization was found in the org.apache.xmlrpc.parser.XmlRpcResponseParser:addResult method of Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library. A malicious XML-RPC server could target a XML-RPC client causing it to execute arbitrary code. EPSS estimates a 49.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An untrusted deserialization was found in the org.apache.xmlrpc.parser.XmlRpcResponseParser:addResult method of Apache XML-RPC (aka ws-xmlrpc) library. A malicious XML-RPC server could target a XML-RPC client causing it to execute arbitrary code. Apache XML-RPC is no longer maintained and this issue will not be fixed.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

49.29%

98.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-502

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	Xml-Rpc	3.1
Apache	Xml-Rpc	3.1.1
Apache	Xml-Rpc	3.1.2
Apache	Xml-Rpc	3.1.3
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Fedoraproject	Fedora	31
Fedoraproject	Fedora	32
Redhat	Software Collections	1.0

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0310Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-17570%3B
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-x2r6-4m45-m4jpExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/846551673bbb7ec8d691008215384bcef03a3fb004d2da845cfe88ee%401390230951%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I3QCRLJYQRGVTIYF4BXYRFSF3ONP3TBF/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4496-1/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4619Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0310Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-17570%3B
https://github.com/orangecertcc/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-x2r6-4m45-m4jpExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/846551673bbb7ec8d691008215384bcef03a3fb004d2da845cfe88ee%401390230951%40%3Cdev.ws.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00033.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I3QCRLJYQRGVTIYF4BXYRFSF3ONP3TBF/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-26
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4496-1/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4619Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 23, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-17570?

How severe is CVE-2019-17570?

CVE-2019-17570 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 49.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17570?

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Source: NVD / NIST