CVE-2026-15560 Openjdk-orb: unauthed class loading via iiop in eap

High 8.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code in JBoss EAP by supplying malicious CDR codebase URLs during IIOP object unmarshalling when security manager is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-15560?

CVE-2026-15560 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 ELS on RHEL 7, published on 11 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

when EAP runs with -secmgr, the openjdk-orb's JDKBridge honours attacker-supplied CDR codebase URLs during object unmarshalling on :3528, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to load and instantiate arbitrary classes from a remote URL in the server JVM before EJB security interceptors run.

Weakness: CWE-829

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15560?

How do I fix CVE-2026-15560?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2026-15560 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-15560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4238-grjh-g4xm.

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