CVE-2021-35464 — ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2021-35464 (ForgeRock Access Management (AM)) is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since 2021-11-03. Used in ransomware. ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server allows an attacker who sends a specially crafted HTTP request… See the required fix, due date and advisories.

Exploitation status

CVE-2021-35464 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 2021-11-03. ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server allows an attacker who sends a specially crafted HTTP request to one of three endpoints (/ccversion/Version, /ccversion/Masthead, or /ccversion/ButtonFrame) to execute code in the context of the current user (unless ForgeRock AM is running as root user, which the vendor does not recommend).

Advisory facts

Vendor or project
ForgeRock
Affected product
Access Management (AM)
Added to CISA KEV
2021-11-03
US federal remediation due date
2021-11-17
Ransomware association
Known
EPSS score
—
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502

Remediation: the required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Sourced from public upstream advisories (CISA KEV, ENISA EUVD, vendor PSIRTs) mirrored daily. Informational only — not a remediation decision, not legal advice, and the absence of a record is not evidence of safety.