CVE-2019-17635

Local code execution via untrusted file deserialization

Published Jan 17, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Deserialization in Eclipse Memory Analyzer 1.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute code through malicious index or configuration files. When a parsed heap dump is reopened, the application deserializes cached index files and local configuration data without establishing that their serialized objects are trusted. Exploitation requires a user to reopen a dump with a replaced index or an attacker to alter local configuration data, and successful exploitation runs code in the application process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Deserialization in Eclipse Memory Analyzer 1.9.1 and earlier allows local users to execute code through malicious index or configuration files. When a parsed heap dump is reopened, the application deserializes cached index files and local configuration data without establishing that their serialized objects are trusted. Exploitation requires a user to reopen a dump with a replaced index or an attacker to alter local configuration data, and successful exploitation runs code in the application process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-17635
Published
Jan 17, 2020
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
The Eclipse Foundation
Product
Eclipse Memory Analyzer
Classifications
CWE-502, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 17, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to version 1.9.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Eclipse Foundation · Eclipse Memory Analyzerversion=All versions prior to version 1.9.2

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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