GHSA-fprr-rrm8-4534 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Dubbo vulnerable to remote code execution via Telnet Handler
Apache Dubbo is a java based, open source RPC framework. Versions prior to 2.6.10 and 2.7.10 are vulnerable to pre-auth remote code execution via arbitrary bean manipulation in the Telnet handler. The Dubbo main service port can be used to access a Telnet Handler which offers some basic methods to collect information about the providers and methods exposed by the service and it can even allow to shutdown the service. This endpoint is unprotected. Additionally, a provider method can be invoked using the `invoke` handler. This handler uses a safe version of FastJson to process the call arguments. However, the resulting list is later processed with `PojoUtils.realize` which can be used to instantiate arbitrary classes and invoke its setters. Even though FastJson is properly protected with a default blocklist, `PojoUtils.realize` is not, and an attacker can leverage that to achieve remote code execution. Versions 2.6.10 and 2.7.10 contain fixes for this issue.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-32824 is rated High Exploit Risk (81/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.91%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
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| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 5.90% | 2.91% | -2.99% |
| 2 | 2026-01-07 | 6.96% | 5.90% | -1.07% |
| 3 | 2026-01-06 | — | 6.96% | — |
Full EPSS history (27 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-fprr-rrm8-4534 · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Dubbo vulnerable to remote code execution via Telnet Handler
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-034_043-apache-dubbo/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |