Critical

Remote Code Execution in Any23

  • Disclosed: 13.09.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 YAMLExtractor.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. RCE vulnerabilities allow a malicious actor to execute any code of their choice on a remote machine over LAN, WAN, or internet. RCE belongs to the broader class of arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerabilities.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.any23:apache-any23 < 2.5 2.5

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)
-
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.any23:apache-any23
Disclosed
13.09.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-99px-7724-484v - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.any23:apache-any23

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.

Total entries
4
First → latest
09.2021 07.2023
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 3
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 2
  2. 2022: 1
  3. 2023: 1
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 6.5 CVE-2023-34150 <= 2.7 no fix
  2. Critical · 9.1 CVE-2022-25312 < 2.7 2.7
  3. Remote Code Execution in Any23 this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2021-40146 < 2.5 2.5
  4. Critical · 9.1 CVE-2021-38555 < 2.5 2.5

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