Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
mchange-commons-java versions before 0.4.0 include a JNDI implementation that can download and run code from a remote factoryClassLocation. An attacker who can get an application to read a maliciously crafted JNDI Reference or serialized object could cause remote code execution, even where the JDK's own protections are enabled. Upgrade to mchange-commons-java 0.4.0 or later, which gates this functionality behind restrictive configuration defaults. The source lists no workaround other than upgrading.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.9 | High | 4.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | CNA (GitHub_M) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0098, the 62nd percentile, on 12 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-m2cm-222f-qw44
- OSV: GHSA-m2cm-222f-qw44
- github.com/swaldman/mchange-commons-java/security/advisories/GHSA-m2cm-222f-qw44
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27727
- github.com/swaldman/mchange-commons-java
- mogwailabs.de/en/blog/2025/02/c3p0-you-little-rascal
- www.mchange.com/projects/c3p0/#configuring_security
- www.mchange.com/projects/c3p0/#security-note