CVE-2023-33246

Description

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 .

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8 (CRITICAL) Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — exploit probability

97% (percentile: 100) as of 2 November 2026

CWE

CWE-94

Affected products

apache: rocketmq

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp Mailing ListVendor Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp Mailing ListVendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173339/Apache-RocketMQ-5.1.0-Arbitrary-Cod… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173339/Apache-RocketMQ-5.1.0-Arbitrary-Cod… ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rocketmq-rce-cve-2023-33246-33247 ExploitThird Party Advisory
• https://github.com/Malayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT Exploit
• https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-33246_Apache_RocketMQ_RCE Exploit
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/1 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/1 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023… Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource