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TI-2026-41413 Aliases CVE-2026-57527GHSA-grq4-7pwr-9rmp

ZAP ViewState Add-on Insecure Deserialization via JSFViewState.decode()

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) ViewState add-on before version 4 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability that allows attackers who control a proxied web server to achieve arbitrary code execution by embedding a malicious serialized Java object in the javax.faces.ViewState HTTP response parameter. The JSFViewState.decode() method base64-decodes the ViewState value and passes it directly to ObjectInputStream.readObject() without a deserialization filter, allowlist, or type restriction, causing the malicious object to be deserialized within the ZAP JVM when the Desktop UI renders the ViewState panel.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00682 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed zap-extensions (zaproxy): 4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
zaproxyzap-extensionsbefore 44Patch availableCNA
  • zap-extensions Vendorzaproxy Affected before 4 Fixed in 4 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA zap-extensions (zaproxy) Fixed in 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57527
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-grq4-7pwr-9rmp

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