# CVE-2015-7450: Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allo

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-01-10, remediation due 2022-07-10
- Published: 2016-01-02 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products contain serialized-object interfaces that rely on the Apache Commons Collections library. An attacker who sends a specially crafted serialized Java object to these products could run arbitrary commands on the affected system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT infrastructure, and mobile and social products allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the InvokerTransformer class in the Apache Commons Collections library.

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## References

- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971733
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971342
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971758
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77653
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035125
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972799
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971376
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41613/
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970575

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