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CVE-2020-26258

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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Server-Side Forgery Request can be activated unmarshalling with XStream

CVE-2020-262584 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 53 = 27 + 19 + 0 + 7 + 0

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.81817  ·  without this subject the record ranks 26

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 7.7, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 34

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 53

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

7 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 46

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 53

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$2.50Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movement+$163,000on 2025-11-21, the last material move, 7 months before this reading
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$2.50M = $4.99M incident cost x 0.6121449559255632 exposure x 0.81817 likelihood

udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run

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Hindsight · the state

0.81817EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity6.3 MEDIUMreceipt
Harmpartial impactreceipt
Exploitationpublic proof-of-conceptreceipt
Defenseunaffected versions publishedreceipt
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2026-06-15, 35 days at 0.82, as of 2026-07-20. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

jackson-databindCommonsWebLogic T326258

XStream is one instance of CWE-918, server-side request forgery (ssrf). The index holds 3592 prior instances of this class, 24 KEV-listed. 3 neighbors share the mechanism; each carries its own record state. taxonomy@v1

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Listed for shared mechanism, not known vulnerability.
Color is a claim, not decoration:the hostile worldthe defenseno signal

Sources disagree here.

Severity score
GitHub_M6.3 MEDIUMreceipt
NVD7.7 HIGHreceipt

Both shown, dated. We don't pick winners. disagreement-rules@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · low privileges required · no user interaction · high attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality loss, with impact beyond the vulnerable componentreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)receipt
Published consequencesCWE-918: Confidentiality: Read Application Data; Integrity: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Access Control: Bypass Protection Mechanism[email protected]

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

First unaffected version, by branchxstream 1.4.15; struts 6.0.0receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Proof-of-concept published · 2 public repositories, 2021-01-22.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 2 public repositories2021-01-22receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA6.3 MEDIUMreceipt
CVSS, NVD7.7 HIGHreceipt
Exploit probability0.81817 · top 0.37% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth4 products across 4 vendorsderived
Assigned byGitHub_Mreceipt
Recorded changes34 · last 18 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productx-stream xstreamreceipt
Published rangesxstream < 1.4.15; apache struts < 6.0.0; debian linux 9.0; debian linux 10.0receipt
Show all 7 published ranges
xstream < 1.4.15
apache struts < 6.0.0
debian linux 9.0
debian linux 10.0
fedoraproject fedora 33
fedoraproject fedora 34
fedoraproject fedora 35

A rung lights from a row in the index, never from an assessment. "Held sources" is the true scope of the claim: this index reads the CVE record, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST's EPSS and public proof-of-concept repositories, and it does not observe attacks.

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Attack path

Network requestrequires low privilegesx-stream xstreamCWE-918 server-side request forge…Adjacent componentsscope changeConfidentiality lossC:Hexploits CWE-918scope changedata compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.15, a Server-Side Forgery Request vulnerability can be activated when unmarshalling. The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to request data from internal resources that are not publicly available only by manipulating the processed input stream. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.15. The reported vulnerability does not exist if running Java 15 or higher. receipt

Read the rest of the CNA's description

No user is affected who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's Security Framework with a whitelist! Anyone relying on XStream's default blacklist can immediately switch to a whilelist for the allowed types to avoid the vulnerability. Users of XStream 1.4.14 or below who still want to use XStream default blacklist can use a workaround described in more detailed in the referenced advisories.

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
weakness
CWE-918
affected versions
xstream < 1.4.15; apache struts < 6.0.0; debian linux 9.0; and 4 more, listed in full below
also scored by
[email protected] 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

The CNA scored it 6.3 and NVD 7.7. Both are shown because both were published; we do not pick one.

check it yourself github.com lists.apache.org lists.debian.org lists.fedoraproject.org lists.fedoraproject.org lists.fedoraproject.org +3 morereceipt

Dated events

2021-10-30EPSS moved 0.10 to 0.112023-03-07EPSS moved 0.26 to 0.962026-06-15EPSS moved 0.94 to 0.81

Movement the material steps

14 Apr 20210.07689
30 Oct 20210.10659 · crossed 0.10
4 Feb 20220.25977
7 Mar 20230.96468 · crossed 0.50 and 0.90 · scoring model v2023.03.01
8 Nov 20230.84673 · crossed 0.90
18 Jan 20240.90088 · crossed 0.90
2 Sep 20240.88140 · crossed 0.90
17 Sep 20240.90158 · crossed 0.90
17 Dec 20240.87475 · crossed 0.90
17 Mar 20250.93503 · crossed 0.90 · scoring model v2025.03.14
18 Nov 20250.8836 · crossed 0.90
21 Nov 20250.9368 · crossed 0.90
15 Jun 20260.81442 · crossed 0.90 · scoring model v2026.06.15
20 Jul 20260.81817
Show all 31 observations
14 Apr 20210.07689
13 Oct 20210.0969
30 Oct 20210.10659
4 Feb 20220.25977
7 Mar 20230.96468
30 Mar 20230.93377
8 Nov 20230.84673
4 Dec 20230.85457
19 Dec 20230.88051
18 Jan 20240.90088
2 Sep 20240.88140
17 Sep 20240.90158
5 Oct 20240.90559
6 Nov 20240.91681
9 Dec 20240.91140
17 Dec 20240.87475
23 Dec 20240.82959
25 Feb 20250.85133
17 Mar 20250.93503
18 Mar 20250.93194
20 Mar 20250.92875
23 Mar 20250.93194
25 Mar 20250.93503
29 Mar 20250.93673
30 Mar 20250.93503
24 May 20250.9368
18 Nov 20250.8836
21 Nov 20250.9368
15 Jun 20260.81442
27 Jun 20260.82238
20 Jul 20260.81817

31 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.81817Published2020-12-16Public PoC2021-01-22Index as of2026-07-20

The record had been public for 5 years, 7 months when this index was last written.

Published 2020-12-16 receipt · Public PoC 2021-01-22 receipt · Index as of 2026-07-20 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

XStream is one instance of CWE-918, server-side request forgery (ssrf). The index holds 3592 prior instances of this class, 24 KEV-listed. 3 neighbors share the mechanism; each carries its own record state. [email protected]

CVE-2021-22175 · GitLabmatches 7 of 9KEV listed · 2021receipt
CVE-2021-39935 · GitLabmatches 7 of 9KEV listed · 2021receipt
CVE-2019-9621matches 5 of 8KEV listed · 2019receipt
CVE-2025-61884 · Oracle Configuratormatches 5 of 9KEV listed · 2025receipt
CVE-2021-21975 · VMware vRealize Operationsmatches 5 of 9KEV listed · 2021receipt
CVE-2021-40438 · Apache HTTP Servermatches 5 of 9KEV listed · 2021receipt

3592 records in this class held. The six above are ranked by exploit maturity, then recency.

jackson-databindobject deserialization · no KEV-listed records
Apache Commons Collectionsobject deserialization · no KEV-listed records
Oracle WebLogic T3object deserialization · 15 KEV-listed records
Listed for shared mechanism, not known vulnerability. Known records for each appear on its own page. taxonomy@v1

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