CVE-2016-1000027 — Pivotal Spring Framework through 5
Pivotal Spring Framework through 5.3.16 suffers from a potential remote code execution (RCE) issue if used for Java deserialization of untrusted data. Depending on how the library is implemented within a product, this issue may or not occur, and authentication may be required. NO
Published
2020-01-02T23:15:11.857
Last modified
2026-10-07T19:17:10.483
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Pivotal Spring Framework through 5.3.16 suffers from a potential remote code execution (RCE) issue if used for Java deserialization of untrusted data. Depending on how the library is implemented within a product, this issue may or not occur, and authentication may be required. NOTE: the vendor's position is that untrusted data is not an intended use case. The product's behavior will not be…
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2020-01-02T23:15:11.857
- Last modified: 2026-10-07T19:17:10.483
09References
- bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000027
- github.com — https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-57…
- github.com — https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-58…
- github.com — https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/24434#issuecomment-74…
- raw.githubusercontent.com — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/distributedweaknessfiling/cvelist/master/2016/…
- security-tracker.debian.org — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000027
- security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0009/
- spring.io — https://spring.io/blog/2022/05/11/spring-framework-5-3-20-and-5-2-22-available-n…
- www.tenable.com — https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-20
- bugzilla.redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000027
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