CVE-2026-33728

CRITICAL EPSS 45.3%
Published Mar 27, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.3 CVSS 4.0
Critical
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Published Mar 27, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

dd-trace-java is a Datadog APM client for Java. In versions of dd-trace-java 0.40.0 through prior to 1.60.2, the RMI instrumentation registered a custom endpoint that deserialized incoming data without applying serialization filters. On JDK version 16 and earlier, an attacker with network access to a JMX or RMI port on an instrumented JVM could exploit this to potentially achieve remote code execution. All three of the following conditions must be true to exploit this vulnerability: First, dd-trace-java is attached as a Java agent (`-javaagent`) on Java 16 or earlier. Second, a JMX/RMI port has been explicitly configured via `-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port` and is network-reachable, Third, a gadget-chain-compatible library is present on the classpath. For JDK >= 17, no action is required, but upgrading is strongly encouraged. For JDK >= 8u121 < JDK 17, upgrade to dd-trace-java version 1.60.3 or later. For JDK < 8u121 and earlier where serialization filters are not available, apply the workaround. The workaround is to set the following environment variable to disable the RMI integration: `DD_INTEGRATION_RMI_ENABLED=false`.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.3
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
45.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Validation

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
datadogdd-trace-java*≥0.40.0  –  <1.60.3

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java/releases/tag/v1.60.3
    ProductRelease Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-java/security/advisories/GHSA-579q-h82j-r5v2
    MitigationVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.