CVE-2019-11286: JMX Credential Deserialization in GemFire

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-07-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

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 products

VMware Gemfire: from 9.7.0 before 9.7.5; from 9.8.0 before 9.8.5; from 9.9.0 before 9.9.1 — fixed in 9.7.5, 9.8.5, 9.9.1
VMware Tanzu Gemfire For Virtual Machines: from 1.8.0 before 1.8.2; from 1.9.0 before 1.9.2; from 1.10.0 before 1.10.1 — fixed in 1.10.1, 1.8.2, 1.9.2
VMware Gemfire: from 9.7 before 9.7.5; from 9.8 before 9.8.5; from 9.9 before 9.9.1; from 9.10 before 9.10.0 — fixed in 9.7.5, 9.8.5, 9.9.1, 9.10.0
VMware Tanzu GemFire for VMs: from 1.9 before 1.9.2; from 1.10 before 1.10.1; from 1.8 before 1.8.2; from 1.11 before 1.11.0 — fixed in 1.9.2, 1.10.1, 1.8.2, 1.11.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware Gemfire 9.7.5, 9.8.5, 9.9.1; VMware Tanzu Gemfire For Virtual Machines 1.10.1, 1.8.2, 1.9.2; VMware Gemfire 9.7.5, 9.8.5, 9.9.1, 9.10.0; VMware Tanzu GemFire for VMs 1.9.2, 1.10.1, 1.8.2, 1.11.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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