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CVE-2021-39144XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.

8.5 HIGHEPSS 98.12%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
8.5HIGH3.1GitHub_M (CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.0MEDIUM2.0NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Mar 31, 2023

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Details

CVE ID
CVE-2021-39144
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
GitHub_M
Published
Aug 23, 2021
Last modified
2026-06-17 04:03 UTC
Weaknesses
  • CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
  • CWE-306

Sources

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