BeanShell (bsh) before 2.0b6, when included on the classpath by an application that uses Java serialization or XStream, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data, related to XThis.Handler.
CVE-2016-2510
Score elevated to 8.8 because EPSS predicts 70% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.7% of all CVEs). NVD baseline CVSS 8.1 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 70%
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 72(Track)EG Risk 72/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity88% × 45%Exploitation70% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 99.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 7, 2016
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (38)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00056.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00078.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0539.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0540.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3504
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84139
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035440
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2923-1
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1135
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1545
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/1ccc66bb693d4e46a34a904db8eeff07808d2ced
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/commit/7c68fde2d6fc65e362f20863d868c112a90a9b49
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/beanshell/beanshell/releases/tag/2.0b6
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2016-2510(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libbsh-java (2.0b4-15ubuntu0.15.10.1) @ wily | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | camel | 2019-06-18 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-10-06 | redhat |
| redhat | jbossas | 2016-06-30 | redhat |
| redhat | bsh2 | 2016-05-26 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-03-30 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-03-30 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache-extras.beanshell:bsh | 2.0b5 | 2.0b6 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0539IMPORTANT2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:0539 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:0540IMPORTANT2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:0540 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:1376IMPORTANT2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:1376 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2035IMPORTANT2016-02-22
RHSA-2016:2035 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2019:1545IMPORTANT2016-02-22
RHSA-2019:1545 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-2923-1MEDIUM
BeanShell vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-23 01:22 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.70
- 2026-07-22 22:02 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-12 11:07 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-11 08:23 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-23 16:30 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-06-08 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-06-06 21:59 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-26 07:16 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-22 20:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-22 20:59 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-21 22:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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