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CVE-2017-20189VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2017-20189: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : upgrade to 1.9.0 as a priority.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 70% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.9.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Jan 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade org.clojure/clojure to 1.9.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Mavenorg.clojure/clojurepkg:maven/org.clojure/clojureOther threatsAffected
  • <1.9.0
Fixed in
  • 1.9.0

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AI-suggested

1. Immediate mitigation should focus on preventing deserialization of untrusted data. Organizations must audit all Clojure applications to identify where deserialization occurs and restrict input sources to trusted entities only. 2. Upgrade to Clojure version 1.9.0 or later, where this vulnerability is addressed. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, implement strict input validation and sandboxing techniques to limit the impact of malicious payloads. 3. Employ runtime application self-protection (RASP) or Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious serialized payloads. 4. Conduct thorough code reviews and penetration testing focusing on deserialization logic. 5. Monitor logs and network traffic for unusual deserialization attempts or anomalies indicative of exploitation attempts. 6. Establish incident response plans specifically addressing deserialization attacks to enable rapid containment and remediation. 7. Educate developers and security teams about secure deserialization practices and the risks of accepting serialized objects from untrusted sources.

Description

In Clojure before 1.9.0, classes can be used to construct a serialized object that executes arbitrary code upon deserialization. This is relevant if a server deserializes untrusted objects.

References

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