diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/deserialization/vulnerabilities/BadThing.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/deserialization/vulnerabilities/BadThing.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/deserialization/vulnerabilities/BadThing.java
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+package com.baeldung.deserialization.vulnerabilities;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+public class BadThing implements Serializable {
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
+
+    Object looselyDefinedThing;
+    String methodName;
+
+    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream ois) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
+        ois.defaultReadObject();
+        try {
+            Method method = looselyDefinedThing.getClass().getMethod(methodName);
+            method.invoke(looselyDefinedThing);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // handle error...
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream oos) throws IOException {
+        oos.defaultWriteObject();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/deserialization/vulnerabilities/MyCustomAttackObject.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/deserialization/vulnerabilities/MyCustomAttackObject.java
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+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/deserialization/vulnerabilities/MyCustomAttackObject.java
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+package com.baeldung.deserialization.vulnerabilities;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+public class MyCustomAttackObject implements Serializable {
+    public static void methodThatTriggersAttack() {
+        try {
+            Runtime.getRuntime().exec("echo \"Oh, no! I've been hacked\"");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            // handle error...
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-io-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/deserialization/vulnerabilities/BadThingUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-io-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/deserialization/vulnerabilities/BadThingUnitTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.deserialization.vulnerabilities;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+
+public class BadThingUnitTest {
+
+    @Test
+    @DisplayName("When a BadThing object is deserialized, then code execution in MyCustomAttackObject is run.")
+    public void givenABadThingObject_whenItsDeserialized_thenExecutionIsRun() throws Exception {
+        BadThing bt = new BadThing();
+
+        bt.looselyDefinedThing = new MyCustomAttackObject();
+        bt.methodName = "methodThatTriggersAttack";
+
+        byte[] serializedObject = serialize(bt);
+
+        try (InputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(serializedObject);
+             ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bis)) {
+
+            ois.readObject(); // malicious code is run
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] serialize(Object object) throws Exception {
+        try (ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+             ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos)) {
+
+            oos.writeObject(object);
+            oos.flush();
+            return bos.toByteArray();
+        }
+    }
+}
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