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CVE-2023-33246: Apache RocketMQ Command Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2023-09-06
• EPSS: 96.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-05-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

For RocketMQ versions 5.1.0 and below, under certain conditions, there is a risk of remote command execution.  Several components of RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. Additionally, an attacker can achieve the same effect by forging the RocketMQ protocol content.  To prevent these attacks, users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.1.1 or above for using RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.6 or above for using RocketMQ 4.x .

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache RocketMQ: before 4.9.6; from 5.0.0 before 5.1.1 — fixed in 4.9.6, 5.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache RocketMQ 4.9.6, 5.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173339/Apache-RocketMQ-5.1.0-Arbitrary-Code-Injection.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173339/Apache-RocketMQ-5.1.0-Arbitrary-Code-Injection.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp
• https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rocketmq-rce-cve-2023-33246-33247
• https://github.com/Malayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT
• https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-33246_Apache_RocketMQ_RCE
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-33246

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