CVE-2017-20189 (GCVE-0-2017-20189)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In Clojure before 1.9.0, classes can be used to construct a serialized object that executes arbitrary code upon deserialization. This is relevant if a server deserializes untrusted objects.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-08 15:59 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
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