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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2022-35690 is a critical-severity Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121) vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) and SC-7 (Boundary Protection) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
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Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 and earlier as well as Update 4 and earlier contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-35690 and also associated with CWE-121 and CWE-787. The flaw resides in the server component that processes incoming network traffic and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
An unauthenticated attacker can trigger the issue by sending a specially crafted network packet to an affected ColdFusion server. Successful exploitation yields arbitrary code execution in the context of the user running the service and requires no user interaction.
The official Adobe security bulletin APSB22-44, available at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-44.html, describes the patches released to address the vulnerability and recommends that administrators apply the updates for the respective ColdFusion release trains.
The associated EPSS score currently stands at 0.1470 with a recorded peak of 0.1588, indicating moderate but not sharply escalating exploitation interest since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38566
Vulnerability Data
Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not…
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require user interaction, the vulnerability is triggered when a crafted network packet is sent to the server.
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Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires timely application of the Adobe APSB22-44 patches that eliminate the stack-based buffer overflow in ColdFusion's network packet handler.
Boundary-protection mechanisms (firewalls, allow-lists, network segmentation) can block unauthenticated crafted packets from reaching the vulnerable ColdFusion listener.
Memory-protection controls (ASLR, DEP, stack canaries) raise the bar for successful exploitation of the stack-based overflow even if a malicious packet arrives.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure-development practices directly prevent introduction of stack buffer overflows.
Vulnerability scanning can discover stack buffer overflows but does not prevent their introduction.
Patching eliminates known instances of the weakness after discovery.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing (fuzzing, static analysis) detects stack overflows before release.
Secure SDLC mandates buffer-safety practices that directly prevent stack overflows.
Application security requirements can specify buffer-size and input-validation rules.
Secure architecture principles include memory-safety and least-privilege stack usage.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe buffer handling that causes CWE-121.
Change management can enforce review gates that catch unsafe memory operations before deployment.