Dozer improperly uses a reflection-based approach to type conversion, which might allow…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Dozer improperly uses a reflection-based approach to type conversion, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.05753 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dozer_project:dozer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | Dozer Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dozer_project:dozer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Dozer Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9515
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q79q-94j7-5mgg
References
Advisory 3
- https://infocon.org/cons/SyScan/SyScan%202015%20Singapore/SyScan%202015%20Singapore%20presentations/SyScan15%20David%20Jorm%20-%20Finding%20and%20exploiting%20novel%20flaws%20in%20Java%20software.pdf
- https://github.com/DozerMapper/dozer/issues/217
- https://github.com/pentestingforfunandprofit/research/tree/master/dozer-rce
Other 5
Sources
- CVE-2014-9515 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-9515 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q79q-94j7-5mgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-9515 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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