CVE-2023-23638

criticalpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.048 · 92 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

4 exploits · PoC

Likely / severe?

4.85% (92nd) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

12 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A deserialization vulnerability existed when dubbo generic invoke, which could lead to malicious code execution. This issue affects Apache Dubbo 2.7.x version 2.7.21 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.0.x version 3.0.13 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.1.x version 3.1.5 and prior versions.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 5–9.8

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.19.8criticalAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Lsecondary · security@apache.orgexploitability 1.6 · impact 3.4

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.19.3criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-502USCWE-502USCWE-502US

exploits (4)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

P4x1s/CVE-2023-23638-ToolsP4x1s/CVE-2023-23638-ToolsPoC · poc_in_github
X1r0z/dubbo-rcePoC of Apache Dubbo CVE-2023-23638PoC · poc_in_github
YYHYlh/Apache-Dubbo-CVE-2023-23638-expApache Dubbo (CVE-2023-23638)漏洞利用的工程化实践PoC · poc_in_github
cuijiung/dubbo-CVE-2023-23638cuijiung/dubbo-CVE-2023-23638PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo≤ Apache Dubbo 3.1.x ≤3.1.5enisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo≤ Apache Dubbo 3.0.x ≤3.0.13enisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo≤ Apache Dubbo 2.7.x ≤2.7.21enisa_euvdEU
Apache Software Foundation Dubbo2.7.0 → 2.7.21fstec_bduRU
Apache Software Foundation Dubbo3.0.0 → 3.0.13fstec_bduRU
Apache Software Foundation Dubbo3.1.0 → 3.1.5fstec_bduRU
apache dubbo2.7.0 → 2.7.21nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:dubbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache dubbo3.0.0 → 3.0.13nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:dubbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache dubbo3.1.0 → 3.1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:apache:dubbo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Maven org.apache.dubbo:dubbo< 2.7.22osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.dubbo/dubbo
Maven org.apache.dubbo:dubbo3.0.0 → 3.0.13osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.dubbo/dubbo
Maven org.apache.dubbo:dubbo3.1.0 → 3.1.5osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.dubbo/dubbo

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

GHSA-933g-v89r-x8pfApache Dubbo vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data2023-03-08ghsa · osvUS
A deserialization vulnerability existed when dubbo generic invoke, which could lead to malicious code execution. This issue affects Apache Dubbo 2.7.x version 2.7.21 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.0.x version 3.0.13 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.1.x version 3.1.5 and prior versions.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2023-03-08modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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