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Remote Code Execution in Apache Dubbo

  • Disclosed: 08.09.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

Apache Dubbo supports various rules to support configuration override or traffic routing (called routing in Dubbo). These rules are loaded into the configuration center (eg: Zookeeper, Nacos, ...) and retrieved by the customers when making a request in order to find the right endpoint. When parsing these YAML rules, Dubbo customers will use SnakeYAML library to load the rules which by default will enable calling arbitrary constructors. An attacker with access to the configuration center he will be able to poison the rule so when retrieved by the consumers, it will get RCE on all of them. This was fixed in Dubbo 2.7.13, 3.0.2

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.dubbo:dubbo < 2.7.13, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2 2.7.13, 3.0.2

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.dubbo:dubbo
Disclosed
08.09.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-r577-4hq7-73qh - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.dubbo:dubbo

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (16) in the archive
Total entries
16
First → latest
09.2021 12.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 13
  • High 1
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Bypass serialize checks in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-29234 >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.11, >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.5 3.1.11, 3.2.5
  2. Apache Dubbo: Bypass deny serialize list check in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-46279 >= 3.1.5, < 3.1.6 3.1.6
  3. Apache Dubbo vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-23638 < 2.7.22, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.13, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.5 2.7.22, 3.0.13, 3.1.5
  4. Hessian Lite for Apache Dubbo deserialization vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-39198 >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.18, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.12, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.1 2.7.18, 3.0.12, 3.1.1
  5. Code injection in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-30180 >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.10 2.7.10
  6. Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-30179 >= 2.5.0, < 2.7.10 2.7.10
  7. Code injection in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-30181 >= 2.5.0, < 2.7.10 2.7.10
  8. Deserializer tampering in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-25641 >= 2.5.0, < 2.7.8 2.7.8
  9. Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-1948 < 2.7.7 2.7.7
  10. Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-43297 >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.12, >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.15, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.5 2.6.12, 2.7.15, 3.0.5
  11. Security check skip in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-37579 < 2.7.13, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2 2.7.13, 3.0.2
  12. Remote Code Execution in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-36161 < 2.7.13 2.7.13
  13. Remote Code Execution in Apache Dubbo this entry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2021-36162 < 2.7.13, >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2 2.7.13, 3.0.2
  14. Hessian protocol configuration vulnerability in Apache Dubbo
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-36163 >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.13, < 2.6.10.1 2.7.13, 2.6.10.1

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