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CVE-2021-21341

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 77.80% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Java. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 77.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2021-21341
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
77.80%
Java

Original NVD Description

XStream is a Java library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In XStream before version 1.4.16, there is vulnerability which may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service 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.

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