CVE-2013-4810 HP Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HP ProCurve Manager (PCM), PCM+, Identity Driven Manager (IDM), and Application Lifecycle Management allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a marshalled object to (1) EJBInvokerServlet or (2) JMXInvokerServlet.
From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Should You Worry?
- CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 25 Mar 2022.
- Rated Critical severity (CVSS 9.8, scored by CISA).
- It has been in the catalogue for 1,687 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
What It Is
HP ProCurve Manager (PCM) 3.20 and 4.0, PCM+ 3.20 and 4.0, Identity Driven Manager (IDM) 4.0, and Application Lifecycle Management allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a marshalled object to (1) EJBInvokerServlet or (2) JMXInvokerServlet, aka ZDI-CAN-1760. NOTE: this is probably a duplicate of CVE-2007-1036, CVE-2010-0738, and/or CVE-2012-0874.
What To Do Now
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Find it
Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for Hewlett Packard (HP) ProCurve Manager (PCM), PCM+, Identity Driven Manager (IDM), and Application Lifecycle Management. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.
Attack Surface Management - 2
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Hunt for compromise
If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.
Incident Response - 4
Prove it is fixed
Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.
Penetration Testing
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Sources
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue
- NVD: CVE-2013-4810
- CVE record: CVE-2013-4810
- FIRST EPSS
- h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c03897409
- exploit-db.com/exploits/28713/
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-229/
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143039425503668&w=2
- securitytracker.com/id/1029010
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138696448823753&w=2
- secunia.com/advisories/54788
