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CVE-2021-43297

38
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-43297 is a critical deserialization vulnerability in Apache Dubbo, affecting versions 2.6.x prior to 2.6.12, 2.7.x prior to 2.7.15, and 3.0.x prior to 3.0.5. This flaw, stemming from the hessian-lite library, allows for remote code execution due to improper handling of unexpected exceptions during Hessian serialization/deserialization. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a severe risk as it can be exploited remotely without authentication and leads to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, its high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score indicate a substantial potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:dubbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:dubbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:dubbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
15.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1531 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 (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.dubbo:dubboFixed in: 2.6.12
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.dubbo:dubboFixed in: 2.7.15
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.dubbo:dubboFixed in: 3.0.5

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-vp5x-3v8r-qprwcritical

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Dubbo

Jan 12, 2022

References

lists.apache.org / thread/1mszxrvp90y01xob56yp002939c7hlww
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