9.8

CVE-2021-41411: redhat drools

Modified
AliasesGHSA-rc57-9r3x-98cq
Published 16-06-2022Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-41411 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in redhat drools. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.29%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4
SUSE-SU-2022:3313-1SUSE-SU-2022:3314-1SUSE-SU-2022:3750-1SUSE-SU-2022:3761-1

Timeline

  1. 16-06-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

drools <=7.59.x is affected by an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in KieModuleMarshaller.java. The Validator class is not used correctly, resulting in the XXE injection vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.03 pp

From 1.26% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Org.drools1 product
  • drools-core< 7.60.0.Final
Redhat1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links