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CVE-2021-39144

98
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-39144 is a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting XStream, a Java library for XML serialization, impacting various products including Debian, Fedora, NetApp, Oracle, and VMware. With a CVSS score of 8.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating processed input streams, leading to severe impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This flaw is actively exploited in the wild, as evidenced by its inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog and the availability of Metasploit modules and Nuclei templates, garnering significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.4.18CPE 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

8.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
98.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Mar 10, 2023
Metasploit: VMware NSX Manager XStream unauthenticated RCE · Oct 25, 2022
Nuclei: CVE-2021-39144 · Mar 12, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9812 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 1,162 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 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 (14)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstreamFixed in: 1.4.18
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
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-0:1.3.1-16.el7_9
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: Red Hat Data Grid 7.3.10Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7Fixed in: rh-sso7-keycloak
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHDM 7.12.0Fixed in: xstream
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: RHPAM 7.12.0Fixed in: xstream
View patch
github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1Fixed in: xstream
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6Fixed in: xstream

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-j9h8-phrw-h4fhhigh

XStream is vulnerable to a Remote Command Execution attack

Aug 25, 2021
redhatCVE-2021-39144Important

xstream: Arbitrary code execution via unsafe deserialization of sun.tracing.*

Aug 22, 2021

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/169859/VMware-NSX-Manager-XStream-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-j9h8-phrw-h4fh
Vendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00017.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP
Broken LinkMailing ListRelease Notes
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7
Broken LinkMailing ListRelease Notes
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB
Broken LinkMailing ListRelease Notes
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210923-0003
Third Party Advisory
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
PatchThird Party Advisory
x-stream.github.io / CVE-2021-39144.html
ExploitVendor Advisory