🛡️ CVE-2023-44981 on Maven (Root.io) — zookeeper

🔴 CVSS 9.5 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

9.5

CVSS Score

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Description

CVE-2023-44981 in io.root.org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2023-44981 in the io.root.org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper package for Root:Maven. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-44981 as tracked by Maven (Root.io), for the package zookeeper. The fix is available in version 3.6.3-root.io.3; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2023-44981 is classified as CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. An object is selected by an identifier from the request without checking the caller owns it.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2023-44981 is recorded against 2 packages.

io.root.org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper (fixed in 3.6.3-root.io.3)
org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper (fixed in 3.6.3-aikido.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

CVE-2023-44981 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Base record Debian Ubuntu

Details

Severity CRITICAL

CVSS Score 9.5

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2026-06-17

Updated 2026-08-12

Modified 2026-06-17

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
io.root.org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper	—	3.6.3-root.io.3
org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper	—	3.6.3-aikido.3

References

N/A

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