Deserialization of untrusted data in fabric8-maven-plugin
Priority LOW 35CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
A flaw was found in the fabric8-maven-plugin 4.0.0 and later. When using a wildfly-swarm or thorntail custom configuration, a malicious YAML configuration file on the local machine executing the maven plug-in could allow for deserialization of untrusted data resulting in arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0058 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | fabric8-maven-plugin | jkube-1.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | io.fabric8:fabric8-maven-plugin (Maven) | 4.0.0-M1 – 4.4.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-w7gj-h6f2-x4c6 |
- fabric8-maven-plugin Vendor— Affected jkube-1.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- io.fabric8:fabric8-maven-plugin (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0-M1 – 4.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-w7gj-h6f2-x4c6
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10721
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7gj-h6f2-x4c6
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-10721 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10721 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7gj-h6f2-x4c6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-10721 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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