CVE-2023-23638: Apache Dubbo Deserialization Vulnerability Gadgets Bypass

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

A deserialization vulnerability existed when dubbo generic invoke, which could lead to malicious code execution. This issue affects Apache Dubbo 2.7.x version 2.7.21 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.0.x version 3.0.13 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.1.x version 3.1.5 and prior versions.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo: from 2.7.0 through 2.7.21; from 3.0.0 through 3.0.13; from 3.1.0 through 3.1.5

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/8h6zscfzj482z512d2v5ft63hdhzm0cb
https://lists.apache.org/thread/8h6zscfzj482z512d2v5ft63hdhzm0cb

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