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Exploited CVE from 2010, added in 2021

CVE-2010-1871

Red Hat JBoss Seam · Frameworks and libraries

Red Hat Linux JBoss Seam 2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

At a glance

Exploited. Added to CISA’s catalog of exploited vulnerabilities on December 10, 2021.

Affected product: Red Hat JBoss Seam (category Frameworks and libraries, indicative classification). Name in CISA’s catalog: Red Hat JBoss Seam 2.

What should I do?

Apply the security update from Red Hat.

Deadline set by CISA for US federal agencies: 182 days (due June 10, 2022). It only binds those agencies, but it is a useful measure of urgency.

Original text of the required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Timeline

  1. Vulnerability published Publication date (NVD)
  2. Exploitation confirmed Added to CISA’s KEV catalog
  3. CISA deadline Remediation deadline set for US federal agencies

The facts, with their sources

Exploitation confirmed
Yes, on December 10, 2021 Date added to the catalog of exploited vulnerabilities. Exploitation itself may have started earlier. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Ransomware
No known use to date That does not guarantee it is not being used: the information is not public. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Hunt for compromise
Not requested by CISA Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CISA required action
Apply the security update from Red Hat. Rewritten by this site from CISA’s original text. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CISA deadline
June 10, 2022, 182 days Set for US federal agencies: a measure of urgency, not an obligation elsewhere. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Vulnerability published
August 5, 2010 Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Product according to CISA
Red Hat JBoss Seam 2 Filed by this site under “Frameworks and libraries” (indicative classification). Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Technical detail of the score: attack vector, complexity, impact. Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Severity and activity

8.8 / 10 CVSS severity: high

Score from the NVD. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

— Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

FIRST’s EPSS model. Since exploitation is already confirmed, this figure is mostly useful to compare activity. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

Description

JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for Red Hat Linux, does not properly sanitize inputs for JBoss Expression Language (EL) expressions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when the Java Security Manager is not properly configured.

Official description from the NVD, collected Sep 29, 2026. CVE® description © The MITRE Corporation.

JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for Red Hat Linux, allows attackers to perform remote code execution. This vulnerability can only be exploited when the Java Security Manager is not properly configured.

Summary from CISA (KEV catalog).

CERT-FR advisories

No advisory among the latest CERT-FR publications this site follows. That does not mean there are none.

Information reused under the Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab); the date of last update is shown for each advisory. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by ANSSI.

Sources for this page

  • CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, required action, deadline, ransomware.
  • NVD (NIST): CVSS severity, publication date, description, vendor references.
  • EPSS (FIRST): probability of exploitation.
  • CERT-FR: advisories and alerts (in French).
  • Brand and category: indicative classification by this site (method).