CVE-2026-57527
HIGHZAP ViewState Add-on Insecure Deserialization via JSFViewState.decode()
Title source: cnaDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory technical-description
vendor-advisory
https://www.zaproxy.org/blog/2026-06-24-java-deserialization-vulnerability-in-zap-viewstate-addon/
Release Notes release-notes
https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/releases/tag/viewstate-v4
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/pull/7481
Patch patch
https://github.com/zaproxy/zap-extensions/commit/ac6c3f94d38505bc0facea286a4d3728044c6e5c
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/zap-viewstate-add-on-insecure-deserialization-via-jsfviewstate-decode
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
37.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-502
Status
published
Products (1)
zaproxy/zap-extensions
< 4
Published
Jun 26, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 26, 2026