CVE-2021-35620Network attack vector

Unauthenticated hang or repeatable crash via T3

Published Oct 20, 2021 · Updated Sep 25, 2024

Denial of service in Oracle WebLogic Server Core allows remote attackers to hang or repeatedly crash the server through unauthenticated T3 traffic. Oracle has not published the malformed input, parser, handler, or other code-level operation responsible for the failure. Affected releases are 10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, and 14.1.1.0.0, and exposure requires network access to T3.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability1.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Oracle WebLogic Server Core allows remote attackers to hang or repeatedly crash the server through unauthenticated T3 traffic. Oracle has not published the malformed input, parser, handler, or other code-level operation responsible for the failure. Affected releases are 10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, and 14.1.1.0.0, and exposure requires network access to T3.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-35620
Published
Oct 20, 2021
Updated
Sep 25, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle WebLogic Server
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 20, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 25, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.3.6.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=12.1.3.0.0
  3. Affected versionversion=12.2.1.3.0
  4. Affected versionversion=12.2.1.4.0
  5. Affected versionversion=14.1.1.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle WebLogic Serverversion=10.3.6.0.0; version=12.1.3.0.0; version=12.2.1.3.0; version=12.2.1.4.0; version=14.1.1.0.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.0NISTAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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