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CVE-2021-21347

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-21347 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the XStream Java library, affecting versions prior to 1.4.16, as well as products like Apache, Debian, and Oracle that utilize it. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating the input stream to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation has been observed and public exploit intelligence is currently unavailable, organizations are strongly advised to update XStream to version 1.4.16 or implement a strict whitelist for XStream's security framework.

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

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1430 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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-qpfq-ph7r-qv6fmedium

XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack

Mar 22, 2021
redhatCVE-2021-21347Important

XStream: Unsafe deserizaliation of com.sun.tools.javac.processing.JavacProcessingEnvironment NameProcessIterator

Mar 12, 2021

References

github.com / x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-qpfq-ph7r-qv6f
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/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-2021-21347.html
ExploitThird Party Advisory
x-stream.github.io / security.html
MitigationThird Party Advisory
x-stream.github.io / changes.html
Release NotesThird Party Advisory