CVE-2015-2342

Exp

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.

Published: 2015-10-12 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-2342 is rated High Exploit Risk (92.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 92.03%, 100th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.62% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-2342

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
36101 exploit_db edb 2015-02-17 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2342

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-04 89.41% 92.03% +2.62%
2 2026-03-01 92.03% 89.41% -2.62%
3 2026-02-04 — 92.03% —

Full EPSS history (40 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2342

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-2342

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-2342

Comment: <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/415.html">CWE-415: Double Free</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2342

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware vcenter_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware vcenter_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2342

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