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CVE-2021-21345

80
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-21345 is a critical deserialization vulnerability in XStream, a Java XML serialization library, affecting versions prior to 1.4.16. This flaw allows a remote attacker with sufficient privileges to execute arbitrary commands on the host by manipulating the input stream, impacting products from vendors like Apache, Oracle, and Debian. With a CVSS score of 9.9, it represents a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public Nuclei templates exist for this RCE, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 5.15.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:jmeter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.8MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
72.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-21345 · Mar 12, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7232 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 1,124 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 1.0 Bluesky, 0.5 Mastodon, and 1.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstreamFixed in: 1.4.16
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: xstream-0:1.3.1-13.el7_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.10Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHDM 7.11.0Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHPAM 7.11.0Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Data Grid 8.2.0Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel K 1Fixed in: xstream

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-hwpc-8xqv-jvj4medium

XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

Mar 22, 2021
redhatCVE-2021-21345Important

XStream: Unsafe deserizaliation of com.sun.corba.se.impl.activation.ServerTableEntry

Mar 12, 2021

References

github.com / x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-hwpc-8xqv-jvj4
Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r8244fd0831db894d5e89911ded9c72196d395a90ae655414d23ed0dd%40%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r9ac71b047767205aa22e3a08cb33f3e0586de6b2fac48b425c6e16b0%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210430-0002
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2021/dsa-5004
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
PatchVendor Advisory
oracle.com / /security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Third Party Advisory
x-stream.github.io / CVE-2021-21345.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
x-stream.github.io / security.html
MitigationThird Party Advisory
x-stream.github.io / changes.html
Release NotesThird Party Advisory