CVE-2021-29200RCE vulnerability in latest Apache OFBiz due to Java serialisation using RMI
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 55.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Nuclei template for it.
Show the exploits1
Nuclei templates1 template
- Apache OFBiz < 17.12.07 - Arbitrary Code Execution (Nuclei template) (opens in a new tab)
http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-29200.yamlSeverity critical
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Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 33 days later
· 33 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 55.4% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache OFBiz
- affected Apache OFBiz – < 17.12.07
What to do
Workaround: Upgrade to at least 17.12.07 or apply one of the patches at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OFBIZ-12216
References
References7
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re21d25d9fb89e36cea910633779c23f144b9b60596b113b7bf1e8097%40%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCmailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20210427 [CVE-2021-29200] RCE vulnerability in latest Apache OFBiz due to Java serialisation using RMI (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [ofbiz-notifications] 20210427 [jira] [Updated] (OFBIZ-12216) Fixed UtilObject class [CVE-2021-29200] (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [ofbiz-user] 20210427 [CVE-2021-29200] RCE vulnerability in latest Apache OFBiz due to Java serialisation using RMI (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [ofbiz-commits] 20210427 [ofbiz-site] branch master updated: Updates security page for CVE-2021-29200 and 30128 fixed in 17.12.07 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [announce] 20210427 [CVE-2021-29200] RCE vulnerability in latest Apache OFBiz due to Java serialisation using RMI (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [ofbiz-commits] 20210811 [ofbiz-site] branch master updated: Updates security page for CVE-2021-37608 fixed in 17.12.08 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2021-15839 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2021-29200)Record last updated .