CVE-2021-45029 — shenyu-common
CRITICALCVE-2021-45029 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Code Injection vulnerability in org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-common. A fix is available for org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-common — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Code injection in ShenYu
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2021-45029 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-commonReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Groovy Code Injection & SpEL Injection which lead to Remote Code Execution. This issue affected Apache ShenYu 2.4.0 and 2.4.1.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-common | ≥ 2.4.0&&< 2.4.2 | 2.4.2org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-common:2.4.2 |
Affected Products
shenyuapacheDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-common, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.shenyu:shenyu-common to 2.4.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-45029 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2021-45029 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.