# CVE-2020-11995: Apache Dubbo default deserialization protocol Hessian2 cause CRE

- Also known as: GHSA-74MG-6XQX-2VRQ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.9, 2.7.8
- Published: 2021-01-11 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo: fixed in 2.6.9
- org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-parent (Maven): from 2.7.0, fixed in 2.7.8
- org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-parent (Maven): fixed in 2.6.9

## Description

A deserialization vulnerability existed in dubbo 2.7.5 and its earlier versions, which could lead to malicious code execution. Most Dubbo users use Hessian2 as the default serialization/deserialization protool, during Hessian2 deserializing the HashMap object, some functions in the classes stored in HasMap will be executed after a series of program calls, however, those special functions may cause remote command execution. For example, the hashCode() function of the EqualsBean class in rome-1.7.0.jar will cause the remotely load malicious classes and execute malicious code by constructing a malicious request. This issue was fixed in Apache Dubbo 2.6.9 and 2.7.8.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Dubbo, org.apache.dubbo:dubbo-parent, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.9, 2.7.8) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5b2df4ef479209dc4ced457b3d58a887763b60b9354c3dc148b2eb5b%40%3Cdev.dubbo.apache.org%3E

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