Apache Geode deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using REST API on Java 8 or Java 11

published 2022-08-31 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-72x9-48mc-phh6 , EUVD-2022-6726

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.8%; EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 78%
public exploits: 0; none known

Apache Geode versions prior to 1.15.0 are vulnerable to a deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using REST API on Java 8 or Java 11. Any user wishing to protect against deserialization attacks involving REST APIs should upgrade to Apache Geode 1.15 and follow the documentation for details on enabling "validate-serializable-objects=true" and specifying any user classes that may be serialized/deserialized with "serializable-object-filter". Enabling "validate-serializable-objects" may impact performance.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

maven org.apache.geode:geode-core 1.15.0
Apache Software Foundation Apache Geode 1.15.0

Exploit prediction

1.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
GitHub	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.apache.geode:geode-core	<1.15.0	1.15.0

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Geode

Classification

Weakness

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

lists.apache.org /thread/6js89pbqrp52zlpwgry5fsdn76gxbbfj
web, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37023
advisory

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary