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CVE-2023-37582

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-07-12
  • WeaknessCWE-94

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Description

The RocketMQ NameServer component still has a remote command execution vulnerability as the CVE-2023-33246 issue was not completely fixed in version 5.1.1. When NameServer address are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function on the NameServer component to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. It is recommended for users to upgrade their NameServer version to 5.1.2 or above for RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.7 or above for RocketMQ 4.x to prevent these attacks.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-07-1210:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Apache rocketmq
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.9≤ 4.9.6no fix published
5.x≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.1.1no fix published
rocketmq-namesrv
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.x≥ 5.0.0, < 5.1.25.1.2
4.9< 4.9.74.9.7

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As apache, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache RocketMQother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.1.1no fix statedmaven
    • ≤ 4.9.6no fix statedmaven

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-07-12

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
3 repositories, unverifiedMalayke/CVE-2023-37582_EXPLOITlaishouchao/Apache-RocketMQ-RCE-CVE-2023-37582-pocshoucheng3/apache__rocketmq_CVE-2023-37582_4-9-6
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-07-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-gpq8-963w-8qc9

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37582?

The RocketMQ NameServer component still has a remote command execution vulnerability as the CVE-2023-33246 issue was not completely fixed in version 5.1.1. When NameServer address are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function on the NameServer component to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. It is recommended for users to upgrade their NameServer version to 5.1.2 or above for RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.7 or above for RocketMQ 4.x to prevent these attacks.

Is CVE-2023-37582 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-37582 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 90.4% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-37582?

CVE-2023-37582 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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