{"cve":"CVE-2016-4978","nvd":{"published":"2016-09-27T15:59:01.673","modified":"2026-06-17T00:48:32.820","status":"Modified","description":"The getObject method of the javax.jms.ObjectMessage class in the (1) JMS Core client, (2) Artemis broker, and (3) Artemis REST component in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis before 1.4.0 might allow remote authenticated users with permission to send messages to the Artemis broker to deserialize arbitrary objects and execute arbitrary code by leveraging gadget classes being present on the Artemis classpath.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.2},"cwes":["CWE-502"],"references":["http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/activemq-users/201609.mbox/%3CCAH6wpnqzeNtpykT7emtDU1-GV7AvjFP5-YroWcCC4UZyQEFvtA%40mail.gmail.com%3E","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93142","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1834","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1835","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1836"],"products":["apache:artemis","redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-4978","score":0.06879,"percentile":0.94066,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-r9vv-xj4w-g8m8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-r9vv-xj4w-g8m8","summary":"Apache ActiveMQ Artemis RCE Via Deserialization Gadget Chain","modified":"2024-03-13T05:31:35.292422Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.activemq:artemis-pom","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/artemis-pom","ranges":["<1.4.0"],"fixed":["1.4.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}