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CVE-2021-40146

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Apache Any23 YAMLExtractor.java

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2021 at 11:05 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorANY23

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 YAMLExtractor.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. RCE vulnerabilities allow a malicious actor to execute any code of their choice on a remote machine over LAN, WAN, or internet. RCE belongs to the broader class of arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerabilities.

Affected

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

ANY23· Apache
95%
v < 2.5Apache Any23 ≤ v < 2.5
Affected range stops below 2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/11/2
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c521ed85c7ae1bad4fdf95b459f2aaa8a67eae338636b7b7ec35d86%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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