Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) ViewState add-on before version 4 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability that allows attackers who control a proxied web server to achieve arbitrary code execution by embedding a malicious serialized Java object in the javax.faces.ViewState HTTP response parameter. The JSFViewState.decode() method base64-decodes the ViewState value and passes it directly to ObjectInputStream.readObject() without a deserialization filter, allowlist, or type restriction, causing the malicious object to be deserialized within the ZAP JVM when the Desktop UI renders the ViewState panel.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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Exploitation none

Automatable no

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
zaproxy zap-extensions affected
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https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/commit/ac6c3f94d38505bc0facea286a4d3728044c6e5c cve-icon
https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/pull/7481 cve-icon
https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/releases/tag/viewstate-v4 cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zap-viewstate-add-on-insecure-deserialization-via-jsfviewstate-decode cve-icon
https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2026-06-24-java-deserialization-vulnerability-in-zap-viewstate-addon/ cve-icon
History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) ViewState add-on before version 4 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability that allows attackers who control a proxied web server to achieve arbitrary code execution by embedding a malicious serialized Java object in the javax.faces.ViewState HTTP response parameter. The JSFViewState.decode() method base64-decodes the ViewState value and passes it directly to ObjectInputStream.readObject() without a deserialization filter, allowlist, or type restriction, causing the malicious object to be deserialized within the ZAP JVM when the Desktop UI renders the ViewState panel.
Title ZAP ViewState Add-on Insecure Deserialization via JSFViewState.decode()
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-26T16:31:01.702Z

Reserved: 2026-06-24T15:58:58.538Z

Link: CVE-2026-57527

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-26T16:28:34.885Z

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Updated: 2026-06-26T17:30:05Z

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