CVE-2017-20227
CRITICAL
NVD
CVSS Score
9.8
Severity
CRITICAL
Published
Mar 28, 2026
Vendor
unknown
Description
JAD Java Decompiler 1.5.8e-1kali1 and prior contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying overly long input that exceeds buffer boundaries. Attackers can craft malicious input passed to the jad command to overflow the stack and execute a return-oriented programming chain that spawns a shell.