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CVE-2021-29505

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 77.73% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

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

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2021-29505
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
77.73%
Java

Original NVD Description

XStream is software for serializing Java objects to XML and back again. A vulnerability in XStream versions prior to 1.4.17 may allow a remote attacker has sufficient rights to execute commands of the host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types is affected. The vulnerability is patched in version 1.4.17.