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TI-2021-14580 Aliases CVE-2021-36161GHSA-qvm7-23cj-437v

Unprotected input value toString cause RCE

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Some component in Dubbo will try to print the formated string of the input arguments, which will possibly cause RCE for a maliciously customized bean with special toString method. In the latest version, we fix the toString call in timeout, cache and some other places. Fixed in Apache Dubbo 2.7.13

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02467 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.dubbo:dubbo (Maven): 2.7.13

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache DubboApache Dubbo 2.7.x – 2.7.12—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.dubbo:dubbo (Maven)before 2.7.132.7.13Patch availableGHSA-qvm7-23cj-437v
  • Apache Dubbo VendorApache Affected Apache Dubbo 2.7.x – 2.7.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.dubbo:dubbo (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.13 Fixed in 2.7.13 Patch available GHSA-qvm7-23cj-437v

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:dubbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0 to before 2.7.13VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:dubbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 to before 2.7.13 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qvm7-23cj-437v org.apache.dubbo:dubbo (Maven) Fixed in 2.7.13 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-36161
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qvm7-23cj-437v

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2021-12489 Regular expression Denial of Service in MooTools CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-10721 Apache Dubbo RCE on customers via Script route poisoning (Nashorn script injection) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-10720 Apache Dubbo RCE on customers via Condition route poisoning (Unsafe YAML unmarshaling) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-13107 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Dubbo CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-07774 Dubbo Zookeeper does not check serialization id CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19290 Dubbo Hessian cause RCE when parse error CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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