🛡️ CVE-2021-21344 — activemq
Description
XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack
XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is a vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types. If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.
Affected software
CVE-2021-21344 is recorded against 1 package.
- activemq
Timeline and source
Published on 3 December 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
x-stream.github.io (Web)
github.com (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
www.debian.org (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)
x-stream.github.io (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| activemq | — | — |
References
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