CVE-2021-39144 KEV
8.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 98.1% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2023-03-31.
Description
XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 98.12% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2023-03-31 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2021-08-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | XStream Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2023-03-10 |
| Due | 2023-03-31 |
| Vendor / product | XStream / XStream |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (15)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| netapp | snapmanager |
| oracle | business activity monitoring |
| oracle | commerce guided search |
| oracle | communications billing and revenue management elastic charging engine |
| oracle | communications cloud native core automated test suite |
| oracle | communications cloud native core binding support function |
| oracle | communications cloud native core policy |
| oracle | communications unified inventory management |
| oracle | retail xstore point of service |
| oracle | utilities framework |
| oracle | utilities testing accelerator |
| oracle | webcenter portal |
| xstream | xstream |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169859/VMware-NSX-Manager-XStream-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-j9h8-phrw-h4fh
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0003/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-39144.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169859/VMware-NSX-Manager-XStream-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-j9h8-phrw-h4fh
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00017.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0003/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004
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