CVE-2019-11286: VMware Gemfire

Critical severity, CVSS 9.1. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

VMware GemFire versions prior to 9.10.0, 9.9.1, 9.8.5, and 9.7.5, and VMware Tanzu GemFire for VMs versions prior to 1.11.0, 1.10.1, 1.9.2, and 1.8.2, contain a JMX service available to the network which does not properly restrict input. A remote authenticated malicious user may request against the service with a crafted set of credentials leading to remote code execution.

Affected products

• VMware Gemfire: from 9.7.0, before 9.7.5 (fixed in 9.7.5); from 9.8.0, before 9.8.5 (fixed in 9.8.5); from 9.9.0, before 9.9.1 (fixed in 9.9.1)
• VMware Tanzu Gemfire For Virtual Machines: from 1.8.0, before 1.8.2 (fixed in 1.8.2); from 1.9.0, before 1.9.2 (fixed in 1.9.2); from 1.10.0, before 1.10.1 (fixed in 1.10.1)

Published 2020-07-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.