CVE-2019-10173
CriticalDeserialization of Untrusted Data and Code Injection in xstream
Published Jul 26, 2019 · Updated Sep 10, 2026 · Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10173, GHSA-hf23-9pf7-388p, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10173
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2019-10173 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8 v3.1) affecting Banking Platform (Oracle), Business Activity Monitoring (Oracle), Communications Billing And Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (Oracle) and 12 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
- EPSS estimates a 95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream 1.4.11, hadoop-fips-3.3.6 3.3.6-r21, hadoop-fips-3.4.2 3.4.2-r0.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
95%
Higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
None known
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Description
It was found that xstream API version 1.4.10 before 1.4.11 introduced a regression for a previous deserialization flaw. If the security framework has not been initialized, it may allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary shell commands when unmarshalling XML or any supported format. e.g. JSON. (regression of CVE-2013-7285)
Affected Products
41 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Banking PlatformOracle | 2.4.0, 2.7.1, 2.9.0 | 2.10.0 |
| Business Activity MonitoringOracle | 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 | n/a |
| Communications Billing And Revenue Management Elastic Charging EngineOracle | 11.3.0.9.0, 12.0.0.3.0 | n/a |
| Communications Diameter Signaling RouterOracle | See advisory | 8.2.2 |
| Communications Unified Inventory ManagementOracle | 7.3.0, 7.4.0 | n/a |
Patched Releases
com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream
1.4.11
hadoop-fips-3.3.6
3.3.6-r21
hadoop-fips-3.4.2
3.4.2-r0
libxstream-java
1.4.11-1
Banking Platform
<=2.10.0
Communications Diameter Signaling Router
<=8.2.2
Utilities Framework
<=4.3.0.6.0
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Jul 26, 2019
Last updated
Sep 10, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
- advisoryRHSA-2019:1822
- advisoryRHSA-2019:1823
- advisoryRHSA-2019:3892
- advisoryRHSA-2019:4352
- advisoryRHSA-2020:0445
FAQ
Common Questions.
It was found that xstream API version 1.4.10 before 1.4.11 introduced a regression for a previous deserialization flaw.
Affected: Banking Platform (Oracle) versions 2.4.0, 2.7.1, 2.9.0; Business Activity Monitoring (Oracle) versions 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0; Communications Billing And Revenue Management Elastic Charging Engine (Oracle) versions 11.3.0.9.0, 12.0.0.3.0, among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
Fixed versions are available, including com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream 1.4.11, hadoop-fips-3.3.6 3.3.6-r21, hadoop-fips-3.4.2 3.4.2-r0.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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