Critical severity · published Dec 9, 2016
CVE-2016-6501
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning
9.8
CVSS
3.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
JFrog Artifactory before 4.11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an LDAP attribute with a crafted serialized Java object, aka LDAP entry poisoning.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.9% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AR
Artifactory · Jfrog
through 4.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6501
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6501
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94855
Not Applicable
https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Munoz-A-Journey-From-JNDI-LDAP-Manipulation-To-RCE-wp.pdf
Release Notes
https://www.jfrog.com/confluence/display/RTF/Release+Notes#ReleaseNotes-MainUpdates.7
More from Artifactory
9.8
CVE-2026-82329
Potential authentication bypass leading to administrative access in Artifactory
8.8
CVE-2026-42016
Incorrect authorization validation of user token in JFrog Artifactory allows Privilege Escalation
7.5
CVE-2026-42018
Anonymous user token generation exposure in JFrog Artifactory
5.3
CVE-2026-66384
Authenticated users may write data outside the intended Docker cache path
9.8
CVE-2022-0668
JFrog Artifactory prior to 7.37.13 is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass, which can lead to Privilege Escalation when a specially crafted request is sent by an unauthenticated…