CVE-2022-35490

Name: CVE-2022-35490
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-08-08T14:15:10.893+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.75%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-35490 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Zammad 5.2.0 is vulnerable to privilege escalation. Zammad has a prevention against brute-force attacks trying to guess login credentials. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Zammad 5.2.0 is vulnerable to privilege escalation. Zammad has a prevention against brute-force attacks trying to guess login credentials. After a configurable amount of attempts, users are invalidated and logins prevented. An attacker might work around this prevention, enabling them to send more than the configured amount of requests before the user invalidation takes place.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.75%

50.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-307

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zammad	Zammad	5.2.0

References

https://zammad.com/de/advisories/zaa-2022-07Vendor Advisory
https://zammad.com/de/advisories/zaa-2022-07Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 8, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-35490?

How severe is CVE-2022-35490?

CVE-2022-35490 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-35490?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST