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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-32634 · published 21 May 2021

CVE-2021-32634: Nsa emissary deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability

Nsa · Emissary

Emissary is a distributed, peer-to-peer, data-driven workflow framework. Emissary 6.4.0 is vulnerable to Unsafe Deserialization of post-authenticated requests to the [`WorkSpaceClientEnqueue.action`](https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/blob/30c54ef16c6eb6ed09604a929939fb9f66868382/src/main/java/emissary/server/mvc/internal/WorkSpaceClientEnqueueAction.java) REST endpoint. This issue may lead to post-auth Remote Code Execution. This issue has been patched in version 6.5.0. As a workaround, one can disable network access to Emissary from untrusted sources.

7.2 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.3% · top 31.2% CWE-502 · Deserialization of untrusted data
7.2CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Emissary is a distributed, peer-to-peer, data-driven workflow framework. Emissary 6.4.0 is vulnerable to Unsafe Deserialization of post-authenticated requests to the [`WorkSpaceClientEnqueue.action`](https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/blob/30c54ef16c6eb6ed09604a929939fb9f66868382/src/main/java/emissary/server/mvc/internal/WorkSpaceClientEnqueueAction.java) REST endpoint. This issue may lead to post-auth Remote Code Execution. This issue has been patched in version 6.5.0. As a workaround, one can disable network access to Emissary from untrusted sources.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/commit/40260b1ec1f76cc92361702cc14fa1e4388e19d7 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/security/advisories/GHSA-m5qf-gfmp-7638 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/commit/40260b1ec1f76cc92361702cc14fa1e4388e19d7 PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/emissary/security/advisories/GHSA-m5qf-gfmp-7638 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-32634), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.