CVE-2021-39146

HIGHNVD 8.58.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 50.4%, top 2% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
8.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 14%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host 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. XStream 1.4.18 uses no longer a blacklist by default, since it cannot be secured for general purpose.

CVSS v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(medium)
EPSS
96.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 23, 2021

Last Modified

May 23, 2025

References (22)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-39146(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(5)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibxstream-java (1.4.18-2ubuntu0.1) @ jammy2026-05-26ubuntu
redhatxstream2022-02-14redhat
redhatpatch2021-12-02redhat
redhatpatch2021-11-23redhat
redhatxstream-0:1.3.1-16.el7_92021-10-25redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream0.1 ... 1.4.9 (42 versions)1.4.18—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(6)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-06-30 18:00 UTCOSV refresh
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  1. 2026-06-18 17:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-06-13 00:07 UTCOSV refresh
  8. 2026-06-12 23:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  36. 2026-05-26 11:41 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-05-26 11:41 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2021/CVE-2021-39146.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2021

    XStream 1.4.18 - Arbitrary Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-39146?
CVE-2021-39146 is a high vulnerability published on August 23, 2021. XStream is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again. In affected versions this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to load and execute arbitrary code from a remote host only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to…
When was CVE-2021-39146 disclosed?
CVE-2021-39146 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 23, 2021, with the most recent update on May 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-39146 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-39146 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 96.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-39146?
CVE-2021-39146 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-39146?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-39146, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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