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Critical

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Dubbo

  • Disclosed: 10.02.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

This vulnerability can affect all Dubbo users stay on version 2.7.6 or lower. An attacker can send RPC requests with unrecognized service name or method name along with some malicious parameter payloads. When the malicious parameter is deserialized, it will execute some malicious code. More details can be found below.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.dubbo:dubbo < 2.7.7 2.7.7
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-common < 2.7.7 2.7.7

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.dubbo:dubbo, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-common
Disclosed
10.02.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-whww-v56c-cgv2 - 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 this entry
    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
    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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