Critical

Apache Geode vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data

  • Disclosed: 01.09.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.5, 1.13.4 and 1.14.0 are vulnerable to a deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using JMX over RMI on Java 8. Any user still on Java 8 who wishes to protect against deserialization attacks involving JMX or RMI should upgrade to Apache Geode 1.15 and Java 11. If upgrading to Java 11 is not possible, then upgrade to Apache Geode 1.15 and specify "--J=-Dgeode.enableGlobalSerialFilter=true" when starting any Locators or Servers. Follow the documentation for details on specifying any user classes that may be serialized/deserialized with the "serializable-object-filter" configuration option. Using a global serial filter will impact performance.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.geode:geode-core < 1.12.16, >= 1.13.0, < 1.13.5, >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.1 1.12.16, 1.13.5, 1.14.1

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.geode:geode-core
Disclosed
01.09.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q4q3-r45f-7gwg - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.geode:geode-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (17) in the archive
Total entries
17
First → latest
06.2019 10.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 9
  • Medium 6

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 1
  2. 2020: 0
  3. 2021: 0
  4. 2022: 16
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 0
  7. 2025: 0
  8. 2026: 0
Severity:
  1. Apache Geode vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-37021 < 1.12.16, >= 1.13.0, < 1.13.5, >= 1.14.0, < 1.14.1 1.12.16, 1.13.5, 1.14.1
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-5649 >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.1 1.1.1
  3. High · 7.1 CVE-2017-12622 >= 1.0.0, < 1.3.0 1.3.0
  4. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-15696 >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-15693 >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0
  6. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2017-15692 >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.0 1.4.0
  7. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-9795 >= 1.0.0, < 1.3.0 1.3.0
  8. High · 8.8 CVE-2017-15695 >= 1.0.0, < 1.5.0 1.5.0
  9. High · 7.4 CVE-2019-10091 < 1.10.0 1.10.0
  10. High CVE-2021-34797 < 1.12.5, >= 1.13.0, < 1.13.5 1.12.5, 1.13.5

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