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Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Apache JMeterGHSA-wg37-7mrv-cfwm

CRITICAL

GHSA-wg37-7mrv-cfwm is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Broken Cryptographic Algorithm vulnerability in org.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeter. A fix is available for org.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeter — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2019-0187
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 1, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
2.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk-0.07%
Lower risk than most CVEs86th percentile — riskier than 86% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.01%1.12%2.23%3.33%0.6%2.6%May 26Aug 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

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Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕org.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeter

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Description

Unauthenticated RCE is possible when JMeter is used in distributed mode (-r or -R command line options). Attacker can establish a RMI connection to a jmeter-server using RemoteJMeterEngine and proceed with an attack using untrusted data deserialization. This only affect tests running in Distributed mode. Note that versions before 4.0 are not able to encrypt traffic between the nodes, nor authenticate the participating nodes so upgrade to JMeter 5.1 is also advised.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeterall versions5.1org.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeter:5.1

Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations
Application
jmeterapache
2 versions
4.05.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeter, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.apache.jmeter:ApacheJMeter to 5.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-wg37-7mrv-cfwm is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Do not deserialise data from untrusted sources: where the format allows it, restrict deserialisation to an explicit allowlist of expected types, and prefer a data-only format (JSON, Protobuf) over one that can reconstruct arbitrary objects until you can upgrade.

Frequently Asked Questions

Unauthenticated RCE is possible when JMeter is used in distributed mode (-r or -R command line options). Attacker can establish a RMI connection to a jmeter-server using RemoteJMeterEngine and proceed with an attack using untrusted data deserialization. This only affect tests running in Distributed mode. Note that versions before 4.0 are not able to encrypt traffic between the nodes, nor authenticate the participating nodes so upgrade to JMeter 5.1 is also advised.
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