# CVE-2017-12149: Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2017-12149: Red Hat JBoss Application Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2017-12149
Last updated: 2026-10-07T16:44:10Z

- Published: 2017-10-04 20:00 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-07 16:44 UTC · Assigner: redhat
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 90.7%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2021-12-10, federal due date 2022-06-10, ransomware use: Known
- CWE: CWE-502

## Description

In Jboss Application Server as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Application Platform 5.2, it was found that the doFilter method in the ReadOnlyAccessFilter of the HTTP Invoker does not restrict classes for which it performs deserialization and thus allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Red Hat, Inc.: jbossas

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12149)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12149)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1607](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1607)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1608](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1608)
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=1486220](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1486220)
- [https://github.com/gottburgm/Exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-12149](https://github.com/gottburgm/Exploits/tree/master/CVE-2017-12149)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100591](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100591)

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