CVE-2023-33246

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-06), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, nvd
Exploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 97%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · Metasploit · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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 .

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
99
EG Risk 99/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Attend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.
EPSS PROB
97%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

CISA SSVCAttend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.

A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

May 24, 2023

Last Modified

October 23, 2025

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Oct 9, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-33246
generic

GitHub - jakabakos/CVE-2023-33246_Apache_RocketMQ_RCE: CVE-2023-33246 RocketMQ RCE exploit · GitHub

https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-33246_Apache_RocketMQ_RCE
generic

GitHub - Malayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT: CVE-2023-33246 RocketMQ RCE Detect By Version and Exploit · GitHub

https://github.com/Malayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

RocketMQ RCE (CVE-2023-33246) - vsociety

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rocketmq-rce-cve-2023-33246-33247
generic

Pony Mail

https://lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp
genericMentions a patch (unverified)

oss-security - CVE-2023-37582: Apache RocketMQ: Possible remote code execution when using the update configuration function

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/1
generic

Packet Storm

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173339/Apache-RocketMQ-5.1.0-Arbitrary-Code-Injection.html

Affected Packages

(3 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker5.0.0, 5.0.0-PREVIEW, 5.1.0
  • 5.0.0 up to 5.1.1: fixed in 5.1.1
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org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-controller5.0.0, 5.1.0
  • 5.0.0 up to 5.1.1: fixed in 5.1.1
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org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv5.0.0, 5.0.0-PREVIEW, 5.1.0
  • 4.0.0 up to 4.9.6: fixed in 4.9.6
  • 5.0.0 up to 5.1.1: fixed in 5.1.1
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Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 0× in last 7d / 24× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 120 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-01 21:52 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-29 00:23 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-27 21:51 UTCCISA KEV update
  4. 2026-09-26 02:53 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-26 00:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-25 19:35 UTCCISA KEV update
  7. 2026-09-25 14:55 UTCCISA KEV update
  8. 2026-09-24 19:31 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-09-24 16:11 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-24 14:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-24 14:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-22 19:36 UTCCISA KEV update
  13. 2026-09-22 16:29 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 14:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-21 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-21 19:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  17. 2026-09-18 21:22 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  19. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  20. 2026-09-16 14:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-09-14 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  22. 2026-09-12 17:52 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-12 14:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-11 18:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-09-10 19:28 UTCCISA KEV update
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  1. 2026-09-09 19:08 UTCCISA KEV update
  2. 2026-09-08 22:45 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-08 21:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-08 18:54 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-09-06 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-05 16:22 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-05 15:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-04 17:38 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-09-02 17:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  11. 2026-08-31 14:19 UTCCISA KEV update
  12. 2026-08-30 21:07 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-30 19:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-29 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-28 21:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-27 17:22 UTCCISA KEV update
  17. 2026-08-26 17:41 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-08-26 17:10 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-26 14:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-24 18:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-08-24 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-24 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-24 13:02 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-21 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-08-20 17:06 UTCCISA KEV update
  26. 2026-08-19 20:11 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-19 17:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  28. 2026-08-19 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-18 16:58 UTCCISA KEV update
  30. 2026-08-17 13:56 UTCCISA KEV update
  31. 2026-08-16 05:25 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-16 02:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-12 14:47 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-12 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-11 19:32 UTCCISA KEV update
  36. 2026-08-07 17:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  37. 2026-08-05 17:25 UTCCISA KEV update
  38. 2026-08-04 17:02 UTCCISA KEV update
  39. 2026-08-03 19:22 UTCCISA KEV update
  40. 2026-07-30 10:18 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-07-29 19:27 UTCCISA KEV update
  42. 2026-07-27 19:24 UTCCISA KEV update
  43. 2026-07-27 17:17 UTCCISA KEV update
  44. 2026-07-26 10:39 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-07-26 01:57 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-07-24 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-07-23 02:23 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-07-22 21:38 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  50. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  51. 2026-07-19 04:49 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-17 09:27 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  56. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  57. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  58. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  59. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  60. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  61. 2026-07-09 19:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-07-09 19:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-07-07 19:01 UTCCISA KEV update
  64. 2026-07-07 17:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  65. 2026-07-02 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-07-01 19:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  67. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-06-29 19:12 UTCCISA KEV update
  70. 2026-06-25 19:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  71. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-06-23 17:44 UTCCISA KEV update
  74. 2026-06-18 16:13 UTCCISA KEV update
  75. 2026-06-16 19:33 UTCCISA KEV update

Publicly available exploits

(10 references)

Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Metasploit module, 8 GitHub PoCs), as is 1 Nuclei detection template. A detection template checks whether a system is affected; it is not necessarily exploit code. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.

  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/apache_rocketmq_update_config✓ verified
    Published Jul 6, 2023

    Apache RocketMQ update config RCE

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoC0xKayala/CVE-2023-33246
    Published Oct 28, 2023

    CVE-2023-33246 - Apache RocketMQ config RCE

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCvulncheck-oss/fetch-broker-conf
    Published Sep 4, 2023

    A go-exploit for fetching the RocketMQ broker configuration in order to discover indicators of compromise for CVE-2023-33246

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleinetwork/cves/2023/CVE-2023-33246.yaml
    Published Jun 24, 2023

    RocketMQ <= 5.1.0 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCP4x1s/CVE-2023-33246
    Published Jun 2, 2023

    CVE-2023-33246：Apache RocketMQ 远程命令执行漏洞检测工具

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCLe1a/CVE-2023-33246
    Published Jun 1, 2023

    Apache RocketMQ 远程代码执行漏洞(CVE-2023-33246) Exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCMalayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT
    Published Jun 1, 2023

    CVE-2023-33246 RocketMQ RCE Detect By Version and Exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCSuperZero/CVE-2023-33246
    Published Jun 1, 2023

    Apache RocketMQ 远程代码执行漏洞(CVE-2023-33246) Exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoC4mazing/CVE-2023-33246-Copy
    Published May 31, 2023
    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCI5N0rth/CVE-2023-33246
    Published May 30, 2023
    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-33246?
CVE-2023-33246 is a critical vulnerability published on May 24, 2023. 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…
When was CVE-2023-33246 disclosed?
CVE-2023-33246 was first published on May 24, 2023, with the most recent update on October 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-33246 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-33246 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 6, 2023, affecting Apache RocketMQ. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-33246?
CVE-2023-33246 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-33246?
CVE-2023-33246 affects Apache RocketMQ. The affected packages EchelonGraph has on record, with version ranges, are listed in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-33246?
A fix for CVE-2023-33246 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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