BeanShell (bsh) before 2.0b6, when included on the classpath by an application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote attack
BeanShell (bsh) before 2.0b6, when included on the classpath by an application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data, related to XThis.Handler.
- Published
- Apr 7, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 70.4% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-19
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Report tools
Action score
53
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 21 / 30 · 70.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| beanshell | beanshell | cpe:2.3:a:beanshell:beanshell |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- beanshell beanshell1.0
- beanshell beanshell2.0
- canonical ubuntu linux12.04
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux15.10
- debian debian linux7.0
- debian debian linux8.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | bsh | before 2.0b4-16 | 2.0b4-16 |
| Debian:6.0 | bsh | before 2.0b4-12+deb6u1 | 2.0b4-12+deb6u1 |
| Debian:7 | bsh | before 2.0b4-12+deb7u1 | 2.0b4-12+deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | bsh | before 2.0b4-15+deb8u1 | 2.0b4-15+deb8u1 |
| Maven | org.apache-extras.beanshell:bsh | before 2.0b6 | 2.0b6 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | bsh2 | before 2.0.0.b6-2.7 | 2.0.0.b6-2.7 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | bsh2 | before 2.0-318.1 | 2.0-318.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | bsh2 | before 2.0.0.b5-3.2 | 2.0.0.b5-3.2 |
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:bsh | 2.0b4-16 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache-extras.beanshell:bsh | 2.0b6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:bsh2 | 2.0.0.b6-2.7 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:bsh2 | 2.0-318.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-19 · Data Processing ErrorsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00056.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00078.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0539.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0540.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3504
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84139
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035440
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2923-1
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1135
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545
- github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/1ccc66bb693d4e46a34a904db8eeff07808d2ced
- github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/7c68fde2d6fc65e362f20863d868c112a90a9b49
- github.com/beanshell/beanshell/releases/tag/2.0b6
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-17
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.