Exploited CVEs / Apache / CVE-2023-33246
CVE-2023-33246
Apache RocketMQ Command Execution Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2023-09-27 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. Check the vendor security advisory for the fix.
Actively exploited Apache RocketMQ vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2023-09-06.
Risk summary
Updated July 28, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2023-33246
Apache RocketMQ deployments expose NameServer, Broker, and Controller components without permission verification, letting an attacker abuse the update-configuration function to execute commands as the RocketMQ system user. Rated Critical (CVSS 9.8) with a 97% EPSS score, it has been actively exploited since its September 2023 KEV listing, largely against instances left reachable from the internet. Middleware like this often ships with no authentication story at all and depends entirely on network placement.
Do this: Upgrade RocketMQ and firewall its components so only application hosts, never the internet, can reach them.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2023-33246
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2023-09-27 (past due).
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Official fix for CVE-2023-33246
Check the vendor's security advisory channel for the patched RocketMQ versions and workarounds.
Common questions about CVE-2023-33246
Is CVE-2023-33246 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2023-33246 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2023-09-06, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 97%.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2023-33246?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2023-09-27, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
What fixes CVE-2023-33246?
Check the vendor's security advisory for the patched RocketMQ versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
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