CVE-2020-11995

Apache Dubbo default deserialization protocol Hessian2 cause CRE

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 11, 2021 at 09:40 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDubbo

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

A deserialization vulnerability existed in dubbo 2.7.5 and its earlier versions, which could lead to malicious code execution. Most Dubbo users use Hessian2 as the default serialization/deserialization protool, during Hessian2 deserializing the HashMap object, some functions in the classes stored in HasMap will be executed after a series of program calls, however, those special functions may cause remote command execution. For example, the hashCode() function of the EqualsBean class in rome-1.7.0.jar will cause the remotely load malicious classes and execute malicious code by constructing a malicious request. This issue was fixed in Apache Dubbo 2.6.9 and 2.7.8.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.5.102.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.6.82.7.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.7.7Apache Dubbo ≤ v < 2.6.9
Affected range stops below 2.6.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-502

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