CVE-2015-7501
apache-commons-collections: InvokerTransformer code execution during deserialisation
Severity
CriticalRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · November 6, 2015
Updated · August 5, 2026
Description
It was found that the Apache commons-collections library permitted code execution when deserializing objects involving a specially constructed chain of classes. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the application using the commons-collections library.
Statement
This issue affects the Apache commons-collections library as shipped with Fuse 6.2.0 and A-MQ 6.2.0. However, this flaw is not known to be exploitable under supported scenarios in these product versions, and so has been assigned an impact of Important for these products and their respective errata.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data