CVE-2013-2186

NONECVSS 0.09.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 87% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.

Triggered by: EPSS exploit prediction ≥85%
Sources: epss
Elevated
0.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • No confirmed exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 13%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The DiskFileItem class in Apache Commons FileUpload, as used in Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5.3.1; JBoss Portal 4.3 CP07, 5.2.2, and 6.0.0; and Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a NULL byte in a file name in a serialized instance.

CVSS v3
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EG Score
9.0(low)
EPSS
95.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 28, 2013

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

References (38)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-2186(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(7)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibcommons-fileupload-java (1.2.1-3ubuntu2.1) @ lucid2026-05-28ubuntu
redhatorigin-kibana-0:0.5.0-1.el7aos2016-01-26redhat
redhatpatch2013-10-21redhat
redhatpatch2013-10-17redhat
redhatpatch2013-10-15redhat
redhatpatch2013-10-15redhat
redhatjakarta-commons-fileupload-1:1.1.1-7.7.ep5.el62013-10-15redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload1.0 ... 1.3 (9 versions)1.3.1—

Additional Vendor Advisories

(6)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 35× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-06 02:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-05 04:51 UTCOSV refresh
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  1. 2026-06-17 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  4. 2026-06-16 16:14 UTCOSV refresh
  5. 2026-06-15 17:44 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-05-28 21:49 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-05-28 21:49 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-05-28 17:36 UTCOSV refresh
  20. 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCGrrrDog/ACEDcup
    First seen Feb 8, 2016

    Payload generator for Java Binary Deserialization attack with Commons FileUpload (CVE-2013-2186)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2013-2186?
CVE-2013-2186 is a none vulnerability published on October 28, 2013. The DiskFileItem class in Apache Commons FileUpload, as used in Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5.3.1; JBoss Portal 4.3 CP07, 5.2.2, and 6.0.0; and Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a NULL byte in a file name in a serialized instance.
When was CVE-2013-2186 disclosed?
CVE-2013-2186 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 28, 2013, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2013-2186 actively exploited?
CVE-2013-2186 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2013-2186?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2013-2186, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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