USN-8322-1: Apache Commons BeanUtils vulnerability

Publication date

27 May 2026

Overview

Apache Commons BeanUtils could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Apache Commons BeanUtils incorrectly allowed
access to the declaredClass property of Java enum objects when handling
externally supplied property paths. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Apache Commons BeanUtils incorrectly allowed
access to the declaredClass property of Java enum objects when handling
externally supplied property paths. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 LTS noble libcommons-beanutils-java –  1.9.4-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy libcommons-beanutils-java –  1.9.4-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal libcommons-beanutils-java –  1.9.4-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic libcommons-beanutils-java –  1.9.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
16.04 LTS xenial libcommons-beanutils-java –  1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
14.04 LTS trusty libcommons-beanutils-java –  1.9.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  

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