CVE-2022-35711
Published: 14 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-35711 is a critical-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Adobe Coldfusion. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 and earlier, along with Update 4 and earlier, contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-35711. The flaw is identified under CWE-122 and CWE-787 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible exploitation without authentication or user interaction. Successful abuse can yield arbitrary code execution in the context of the process handling the request.
An unauthenticated attacker can trigger the issue by sending a crafted network packet to an affected ColdFusion server. Because the vulnerability resides in packet processing logic, remote code execution is possible with no additional user assistance or local access required.
Adobe published advisory APSB22-44 detailing the affected builds and directing customers to apply the corresponding security updates for ColdFusion. The EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.2123 since disclosure, indicating no significant increase in observed exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38586
Vulnerability details
Adobe ColdFusion versions Update 14 (and earlier) and Update 4 (and earlier) are affected by a Heap-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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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.