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CVE-2019-11286

JMX Credential Deserialization in GemFire

CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 31, 2020 at 07:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:12 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsGemfireTanzu Gemfire for Virtual MachinesVMware GemFire

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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

VMware GemFire versions prior to 9.10.0, 9.9.1, 9.8.5, and 9.7.5, and VMware Tanzu GemFire for VMs versions prior to 1.11.0, 1.10.1, 1.9.2, and 1.8.2, contain a JMX service available to the network which does not properly restrict input. A remote authenticated malicious user may request against the service with a crafted set of credentials leading to remote code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Gemfire· VMware
95%
9.7.0 ≤ v < 9.7.59.8.0 ≤ v < 9.8.59.9.0 ≤ v < 9.9.1
Affected range stops below 9.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Tanzu Gemfire for Virtual Machines· VMware
95%
v < 1.11.01.10 ≤ v < 1.10.11.10.0 ≤ v < 1.10.11.8 ≤ v < 1.8.21.8.0 ≤ v < 1.8.21.9 ≤ v < 1.9.21.9.0 ≤ v < 1.9.21.101.111.81.9
Affected range stops below 1.10.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.8.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.9.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
VMware GemFire· VMware Tanzu
60%
v < 9.10.09.7 ≤ v < 9.7.59.8 ≤ v < 9.8.59.9 ≤ v < 9.9.19.109.79.89.9
Affected range stops below 9.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2019-11286

CVSS

9.1CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502

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