CVE-2016-2510

Exp

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: 2016-04-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-2510 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 70.43%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +31.21% 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-2016-2510

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2510

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 2026-06-15 39.22% 70.43% +31.21%
2 2026-05-13 42.91% 39.22% -3.70%
3 2026-03-31 — 42.91% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-2510

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-2510

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2016-2510

GHSA-gxg6-rc6c-v673 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Input Validation in BeanShell

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-2510

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-2510 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (bsh), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2510
gentoo normal CVE-2016-2510: 1 GLSA(s) (201607-17), 1 atom(s) (dev-java/bsh); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2016-2510
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2510
suse critical CVE-2016-2510 severity critical: SUSE including 25 source package names (bsh2-2.0-318.1, bsh2-2.0.0.b5-3.2, …), 51 product×package rows across 17 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1, … (17 product lines)): Fixed 51. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2510/
ubuntu medium CVE-2016-2510 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bsh), 4 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, wily): released 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2510

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-2510

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
beanshell beanshell 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:beanshell:beanshell:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
beanshell beanshell 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:beanshell:beanshell:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
beanshell beanshell 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:beanshell:beanshell:2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
beanshell beanshell 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:beanshell:beanshell:2.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-2510

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00056.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00078.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0539.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0540.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3504 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84139 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035440 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2923-1 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1135 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/1ccc66bb693d4e46a34a904db8eeff07808d2ced Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/7c68fde2d6fc65e362f20863d868c112a90a9b49 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/releases/tag/2.0b6 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/frohoff/ysoserial/pull/13 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-17 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://www.rsaconference.com/writable/presentations/file_upload/asd-f03-serial-killer-silently-pwning-your-java-endpoints.pdf Exploit Third Party Advisory
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