CVE-2021-39144

unknown KEV
Published 2021-08-25 · Modified 2023-03-10
CVSS v3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
CVSS v2
VIR risk
1.5

Description

XStream contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows an attacker to manipulate the processed input stream and replace or inject objects that result in the execution of a local command on the server. This vulnerability can affect multiple products, including but not limited to VMware Cloud Foundation.

CISA KEV

Vendor
XStream
Product
XStream
Due date
2023-03-31

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0027.html, https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-39144.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39144

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-39144

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-39144.html

Exploits

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed1.4.18-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.4.15-3+deb11u1
debian debianforkyfixed1.4.18-1
debian debiansidfixed1.4.18-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.4.18-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
java Mavencom.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream<1.4.181.4.18

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.