CVE-2015-3253

The MethodClosure class in runtime/MethodClosure.java in Apache Groovy 1.7.0 through 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted serialized object.

Published: 2015-08-13 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-3253 is rated High Risk (68.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 64.45%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3253

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 2026-06-03 69.73% 64.45% -5.28%
2 2026-04-06 72.42% 69.73% -2.70%
3 2026-03-08 — 72.42% —

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3253

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3253

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-3253

GHSA-qg25-hgjv-cg9q · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Apache Groovy

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3253

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2015-3253 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (groovy), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3253
gentoo normal CVE-2015-3253: 1 GLSA(s) (201610-01), 1 atom(s) (dev-java/groovy); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-3253
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3253
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-3253 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (groovy, groovy2), 36 status rows across 18 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 15, not-affected 10, ignored 9, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3253

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3253

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache groovy 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.7.11 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:beta_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.9.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.9.0:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:1.9.0:beta_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.0:beta_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.3.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.3.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache groovy 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:groovy:2.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-3253

URL Tags
http://groovy-lang.org/security.html Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132714/Apache-Groovy-2.4.3-Code-Execution.html Mitigation Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0066.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536012/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75919 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034815
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-365/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2486
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2596
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbb8e16cc5acab183124572b655bdf5fe1d5b5f477dc267352426c7ed%40%3Cnotifications.shardingsphere.apache.org%3E
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-01
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20160623-0001/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
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