CVE-2021-35464
Published 2021-07-22 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2021-35464 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in ForgeRock Access Management (AM). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by November 17, 2021. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly.
All 1 known-exploited ForgeRock vulnerabilities →Description
ForgeRock AM server before 7.0 has a Java deserialization vulnerability in the jato.pageSession parameter on multiple pages. The exploitation does not require authentication, and remote code execution can be triggered by sending a single crafted /ccversion/* request to the server. The vulnerability exists due to the usage of Sun ONE Application Framework (JATO) found in versions of Java 8 or earlier
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: ForgeRock — Access Management (AM)
Name: ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2021-11-17
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163486/ForgeRock-OpenAM-Jato-Java-Deserialization.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163525/ForgeRock-Access-Manager-OpenAM-14.6.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://backstage.forgerock.com/knowledge/kb/article/a47894244
- https://bugster.forgerock.org
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163486/ForgeRock-OpenAM-Jato-Java-Deserialization.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163525/ForgeRock-Access-Manager-OpenAM-14.6.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://backstage.forgerock.com/knowledge/kb/article/a47894244
- https://bugster.forgerock.org

