CVE-2021-29200
RCE vulnerability in latest Apache OFBiz due to Java serialisation using RMI
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack
- Record
CVE-2021-29200- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
RCE vulnerability in latest Apache OFBiz due to Java serialisation using RMI
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack
- Record
CVE-2021-29200- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-15839 No score
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack
- Record
EUVD-2021-15839- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8x9g-q2j3-6cr3 No score
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can...
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack
- Record
GHSA-8x9g-q2j3-6cr3- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Apache OFBiz has unsafe deserialization prior to 17.12.07 version An unauthenticated user can perform an RCE attack
- Record
CVE-2021-29200- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Apache OFBiz < 17.12.07 - Arbitrary Code Execution | |
| PoC in GitHub | freeide/CVE-2021-29200 | 2021-05-11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-29200 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Ofbiz, published April 27, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 55.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/re21d25d9fb89e36cea910633779c23f144b9b60596b113b7bf1e8097%40%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/27/4
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r708351f1a8af7adb887cc3d8a92bed8fcbff4a9e495e69a9ee546fda%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/re21d25d9fb89e36cea910633779c23f144b9b60596b113b7bf1e8097%40%3Cuser.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r108a964764b8bd21ebd32ccd4f51c183ee80a251c105b849154a8e9d%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/re21d25d9fb89e36cea910633779c23f144b9b60596b113b7bf1e8097%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
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lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbe8439b26a71fc3b429aa793c65dcc4a6e349bc7bb5010746a74fa1d%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29200
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r108a964764b8bd21ebd32ccd4f51c183ee80a251c105b849154a8e9d@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r708351f1a8af7adb887cc3d8a92bed8fcbff4a9e495e69a9ee546fda@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbe8439b26a71fc3b429aa793c65dcc4a6e349bc7bb5010746a74fa1d@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/re21d25d9fb89e36cea910633779c23f144b9b60596b113b7bf1e8097@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/re21d25d9fb89e36cea910633779c23f144b9b60596b113b7bf1e8097@%3Cdev.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/re21d25d9fb89e36cea910633779c23f144b9b60596b113b7bf1e8097@%3Cuser.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8x9g-q2j3-6cr3