CVE-2023-33246

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-09-06), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 97%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

For RocketMQ versions 5.1.0 and below, under certain conditions, there is a risk of remote command execution. 

Several components of RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. Additionally, an attacker can achieve the same effect by forging the RocketMQ protocol content. 

To prevent these attacks, users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.1.1 or above for using RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.6 or above for using RocketMQ 4.x .

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS
99.9%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

May 24, 2023

Last Modified

October 23, 2025

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 1, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-33246
generic

GitHub - jakabakos/CVE-2023-33246_Apache_RocketMQ_RCE: CVE-2023-33246 RocketMQ RCE exploit · GitHub

https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-33246_Apache_RocketMQ_RCE
generic

GitHub - Malayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT: CVE-2023-33246 RocketMQ RCE Detect By Version and Exploit · GitHub

https://github.com/Malayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

RocketMQ RCE (CVE-2023-33246) - vsociety

https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/rocketmq-rce-cve-2023-33246-33247
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp
generic Patch Available

oss-security - CVE-2023-37582: Apache RocketMQ: Possible remote code execution when using the update configuration function

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/1

Affected Packages

(3 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(3)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker5.0.0, 5.0.0-PREVIEW, 5.1.05.1.1—
org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-controller5.0.0, 5.1.05.1.1—
org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv5.0.0, 5.0.0-PREVIEW, 5.1.05.1.1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 21:38 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  4. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-19 04:49 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-19 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-17 09:27 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  11. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  12. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  13. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  14. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  15. 2026-07-09 19:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-09 19:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-07 19:01 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-07-07 17:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  19. 2026-07-02 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-01 19:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-29 19:12 UTCCISA KEV update
  24. 2026-06-25 19:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 24 more
  1. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-23 17:44 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-06-18 16:13 UTCCISA KEV update
  4. 2026-06-16 19:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-06-15 19:33 UTCCISA KEV update
  6. 2026-06-15 17:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-12 17:35 UTCCISA KEV update
  8. 2026-06-11 19:10 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-06-10 22:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-06-09 18:42 UTCCISA KEV update
  11. 2026-06-09 17:12 UTCCISA KEV update
  12. 2026-06-08 19:16 UTCCISA KEV update
  13. 2026-06-08 17:26 UTCCISA KEV update
  14. 2026-06-05 22:43 UTCCISA KEV update
  15. 2026-06-03 19:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  16. 2026-06-02 18:32 UTCCISA KEV update
  17. 2026-06-01 20:42 UTCCISA KEV update
  18. 2026-05-29 22:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  19. 2026-05-27 20:35 UTCCISA KEV update
  20. 2026-05-26 19:13 UTCCISA KEV update
  21. 2026-05-26 07:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-05-26 07:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-05-26 07:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-05-25 00:41 UTCEG score recompute

Publicly available exploits

(10 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (8 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoC0xKayala/CVE-2023-33246
    First seen Oct 28, 2023

    CVE-2023-33246 - Apache RocketMQ config RCE

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCvulncheck-oss/fetch-broker-conf
    First seen Sep 4, 2023

    A go-exploit for fetching the RocketMQ broker configuration in order to discover indicators of compromise for CVE-2023-33246

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCP4x1s/CVE-2023-33246
    First seen Jun 2, 2023

    CVE-2023-33246：Apache RocketMQ 远程命令执行漏洞检测工具

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCSuperZero/CVE-2023-33246
    First seen Jun 1, 2023

    Apache RocketMQ 远程代码执行漏洞(CVE-2023-33246) Exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCMalayke/CVE-2023-33246_RocketMQ_RCE_EXPLOIT
    First seen Jun 1, 2023

    CVE-2023-33246 RocketMQ RCE Detect By Version and Exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCLe1a/CVE-2023-33246
    First seen Jun 1, 2023

    Apache RocketMQ 远程代码执行漏洞(CVE-2023-33246) Exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoC4mazing/CVE-2023-33246-Copy
    First seen May 31, 2023
    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCI5N0rth/CVE-2023-33246
    First seen May 30, 2023
    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/http/apache_rocketmq_update_config✓ verified
    First seen May 23, 2023

    Apache RocketMQ update config RCE

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleinetwork/cves/2023/CVE-2023-33246.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2023

    RocketMQ <= 5.1.0 - Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2023-33246?
CVE-2023-33246 is a critical vulnerability published on May 24, 2023. For RocketMQ versions 5.1.0 and below, under certain conditions, there is a risk of remote command execution. Several components of RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by…
When was CVE-2023-33246 disclosed?
CVE-2023-33246 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 24, 2023, with the most recent update on October 23, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-33246 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-33246 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 6, 2023, affecting Apache RocketMQ. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-33246?
CVE-2023-33246 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2023-33246?
CVE-2023-33246 affects Apache RocketMQ. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-33246?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-33246, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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