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c3p0 vulnerabilities

Type: advisorySources: OSV

It was discovered that c3p0 was vulnerable to remote code execution via maliciously crafted serialized objects and JNDI references. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, or cause a denial of service.

Products
c3p0
Affected versions
0.9.1.2-10, 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.20.04.1, 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu1, 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu2, 0.9.1.2-11, 0.9.1.2-9, 0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1build0.18.04.1, 0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.18.04.1
Fixed versions
0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1, 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu1+esm1, 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu2+esm1, 0.9.1.2-11ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1
CVEs
CVE-2026-27727, CVE-2026-27830, CVE-2026-55153, CVE-2026-55223
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 02:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

c3p0 vulnerabilities

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Aug 2026, 13:02 UTC

It was discovered that c3p0 was vulnerable to remote code execution via maliciously crafted serialized objects and JNDI references. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, or cause a denial of service.

osv:USN-8642-1

c3p0

Fixed versions: 0.9.1.2-9+deb8u1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

c3p0

Fixed versions: 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm1

c3p0

Fixed versions: 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu1+esm1

c3p0

Fixed versions: 0.9.1.2-10ubuntu2+esm1

c3p0

Fixed versions: 0.9.1.2-11ubuntu0.1~esm1

Complete source record
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        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-27830",
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-55153",
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-55223"
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        "value": "CVE-2026-55223",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 92514,
  "published_at": "2026-08-18T13:02:22+00:00"
}