CVE-2022-35712
Published: 14 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-35712 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 as well as Update 4 and earlier contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-35712 and also referenced under CWE-122 and CWE-787. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and can result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user when triggered.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue without user interaction by sending a crafted network packet directly to the affected server, achieving full code execution on the target system. The current and peak EPSS values are both recorded at 0.2123.
Adobe published mitigation guidance in security bulletin APSB22-44, available at https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb22-44.html, which addresses the affected ColdFusion releases.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38587
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.
- CWE(s)
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.