CVE catalog
CVE-2021-26291
maven: CVE-2021-26291
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 8.69% · Oct 27, 2026
Apache Maven will follow repositories that are defined in a dependency’s Project Object Model (pom) which may be surprising to some users, resulting in potential risk if a malicious actor takes over that repository or is able to insert themselves into a position to pretend to be that repository. Maven is changing the default behavior in 3.8.1+ to no longer follow http (non-SSL) repository references by default. More details available in the referenced urls. If you are currently using a repository manager to govern the repositories used by your builds, you are unaffected by the risks present in the legacy behavior, and are unaffected by this vulnerability and change to default behavior. See this link for more information about repository management: https://maven.apache.org/repository-management.html
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | maven | sid | 3.9.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | maven | forky | 3.9.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | maven | trixie | 3.9.9-1 | fixed |
| Debian | maven | bookworm | 3.8.7-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | maven | pro | 3.6.3-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | maven | pro | 3.6.3-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | maven | 14.04 | 3.0.4-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | maven | 14.04 | 3.0.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | maven | pro | 3.6.3-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | maven | pro | 3.6.3-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | maven | source | sid | 3.8.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [988155] |
| Debian | maven | source | forky | 3.8.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [988155] |
| Debian | maven | source | trixie | 3.8.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [988155] |
| Debian | maven | source | bookworm | 3.8.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [988155] |
| Ubuntu | maven | deb | pro | 3.6.3-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | USN-5245-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | maven | deb | pro | 3.6.3-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26291 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libmaven3-core-java]Fixed
Source package: [maven]
Details (2)
3.8.7-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.8.6-1dsa · maven · debian · bookworm; dsa · maven · debian · 12
3.8.7-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.8.6-1dsa · maven · debian · bookworm; dsa · maven · debian · 12
- [maven]Fixed
Details (2)
3.8.7-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.8.6-1dsa · maven · debian · bookworm; dsa · maven · debian · 12
3.8.7-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.8.6-1dsa · maven · debian · bookworm; dsa · maven · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libmaven3-core-java]Fixed
Source package: [maven]
Details (2)
3.9.9-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.8.6-1dsa · maven · debian · 13
3.9.9-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.8.6-1dsa · maven · debian · 13
- [maven]Fixed
Details (2)
3.9.9-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.8.6-1dsa · maven · debian · 13
3.9.9-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.8.6-1dsa · maven · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10687-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-26291]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-26291]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5245-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-26291]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2021/cve-2021-26291.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2021/wid-sec-w-2023-0098.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]