`CVE-2019-10174` Infinispan

Affected software	Infinispan
Severity	8.8 High CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Fixed in	`8.2.12.Final`, `9.4.17.Final`
Weakness	Unsafe reflection (CWE-470)
Published	25 Nov 2019
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in Infinispan such that the invokeAccessibly method from the public class ReflectionUtil allows any application class to invoke private methods in any class with Infinispan's privileges. The attacker can use reflection to introduce new, malicious behavior into the application.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 6 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 3.1% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full Reflection
Action available security rule
Review automated Inferred
Record active

Decided by	A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding	Protected by Waratek's ARMR reflection security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-470: Unsafe Reflection.

Decided by

A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

Finding

Protected by Waratek's ARMR reflection security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-470: Unsafe Reflection.

How to mitigate CVE-2019-10174

Upgrade Infinispan to a release that fixes it: 8.2.12.Final or 9.4.17.Final. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its reflection rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

8.8 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 3.0 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H secalert@redhat.com Secondary

CVSS 2.0 6.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	8.8	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 3.0	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`	secalert@redhat.com	Secondary
CVSS 2.0	6.5	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.infinispan:infinispan-core 0 8.2.12.Final unbounded

org.infinispan:infinispan-core 9.0.0.Final 9.4.17.Final unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.infinispan:infinispan-core`	0	`8.2.12.Final`	unbounded
`org.infinispan:infinispan-core`	9.0.0.Final	`9.4.17.Final`	unbounded

Products and versions

8 products, 11 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	infinispan	infinispan	generic	＜ 8.2.12 · ≥ 9.0.0 and ＜ 9.4.17
nvd	netapp	active iq unified manager	generic	any version
osv	org.infinispan	infinispan-core	generic	＜ 8.2.12 · ≥ 9.0.0 and ＜ 9.4.17
nvd	redhat	fuse	generic	1.0
nvd	redhat	jboss data grid	generic	any version
nvd	redhat	jboss enterprise application platform	generic	any version · 7.2
nvd	redhat	openshift application runtimes	generic	any version
nvd	redhat	single sign-on	generic	any version

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

infinispan

generic

＜ 8.2.12 · ≥ 9.0.0 and ＜ 9.4.17

nvd

netapp

active iq unified manager

generic

any version

osv

org.infinispan

infinispan-core

generic

＜ 8.2.12 · ≥ 9.0.0 and ＜ 9.4.17

nvd

redhat

fuse

generic

1.0

nvd

redhat

jboss data grid

generic

any version

nvd

redhat

jboss enterprise application platform

generic

any version · 7.2

nvd

redhat

openshift application runtimes

generic

any version

nvd

redhat

single sign-on

generic

any version

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/commit/5dbb05cfaca01a1a66732b82a0f5ba615ccbd214	WEB
https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan/commit/7bdc2822ccf79127a488130239c49a5e944e3ca2	WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0481	WEB
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0727	WEB
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10174	WEB
https://github.com/infinispan/infinispan	PACKAGE
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0018	WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220210-0018/	Third Party Advisory

URL

Timeline

Published	2019-11-25	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2019-11-25

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.infinispan:infinispan-core

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint no match A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven matched Mitigation candidate Open-source Maven artifact indexed by OSV (Maven packages: org.infinispan:infinispan-core). The source is public, which makes an ARMR patch rule a candidate; nothing here establishes that one can be written.

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match decided it matched Protected by Waratek CWE-470 (Unsafe Reflection) is mitigable by an ARMR reflection security rule.

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold skipped Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published skipped Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

infinispan infinispan not tracked cpe:2.3:a:infinispan:infinispan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

redhat fuse not tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

redhat jboss_data_grid tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:* yaml

redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:* yaml

redhat openshift_application_runtimes tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_application_runtimes:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:* yaml

redhat single_sign-on tracked cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:-:*:*:*:text-only:*:*:* yaml

netapp active_iq_unified_manager not tracked cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

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