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CVE-2021-29505

79
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-29505 is a high-severity vulnerability in XStream versions prior to 1.4.17, a Java XML serialization library, allowing remote attackers with sufficient privileges to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating input streams. This vulnerability affects various products including Debian, Fedora, NetApp, and Oracle. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) and an EPSS score of 0.90769, it presents a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit intelligence indicates the existence of Nuclei templates for detection, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.4.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xstream:xstream:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
77.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2021-29505 · Mar 12, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7773 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (16)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstreamFixed in: 1.4.17
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.11Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat IntegrationFixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHPAM 7.12.0Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHDM 7.12.0Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Data Grid 8.3.0Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: xstream-0:1.3.1-14.el7_9
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1Fixed in: xstream
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat BPM Suite 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: xstream
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5Fixed in: xstream

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fchigh

XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

May 18, 2021
redhatCVE-2021-29505Important

XStream: remote command execution attack by manipulating the processed input stream

May 14, 2021

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f%40%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
Issue TrackingMailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
Mailing List
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210708-0007
Third Party Advisory
github.com / x-stream/xstream/commit/24fac82191292c6ae25f94508d28b9823f83624f
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / x-stream/xstream/commit/f0c4a8d861b68ffc3119cfbbbd632deee624e227
github.com / x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-7chv-rrw6-w6fc
Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r8ee51debf7fd184b6a6b020dc31df25118b0aa612885f12fbe77f04f@%3Cdev.jmeter.apache.org%3E
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210708-0007
debian.org / security/2021/dsa-5004
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
x-stream.github.io / CVE-2021-29505.html