CVE-2015-2342

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 89.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-10-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The JMX RMI service in VMware vCenter Server 5.0 before u3e, 5.1 before u3b, 5.5 before u3, and 6.0 before u1 does not restrict registration of MBeans, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RMI protocol.

Affected products

VMware vCenter Server: 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455
https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76930
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033720
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2015-0007.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-455
https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/cve-2015-2342-vmware-vcenter-remote-code-execution/

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