Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2023-09-06. Ransomware campaign use: Unknown.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date: 2023-09-27. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Apache Software Foundation / Apache RocketMQ
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 0 to ≤ 5.1.0 (maven)
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173339/Apache-RocketMQ-5.1.0-Arbitrary-Code-Injection.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/1
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rocketmq-rce-cve-2023-33246-33247
- https://github.com/Malayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT
- https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-33246_Apache_RocketMQ_RCE
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-33246
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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