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CVE-2022-36804 kev in the critical feed json

Multiple API endpoints in Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center 7.0.0 before version 7.6.17, from version 7.7.0 before version 7.17.10…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-39504

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2022-09-30
epss
99.1%
EPSS 99.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.9%
public exploits
2
Metasploit and Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Multiple API endpoints in Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center 7.0.0 before version 7.6.17, from version 7.7.0 before version 7.17.10, from version 7.18.0 before version 7.21.4, from version 8.0.0 before version 8.0.3, from version 8.1.0 before version 8.1.3, and from version 8.2.0 before version 8.2.2, and from version 8.3.0 before 8.3.1 allows remote attackers with read permissions to a public or private Bitbucket repository to execute arbitrary code by sending a malicious HTTP request. This vulnerability was reported via our Bug Bounty Program by TheGrandPew.

Patch / fix

cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  • Atlassian Bitbucket Server 7.6.17, 7.17.10, 7.21.4, 8.0.3, 8.1.3, 8.2.2, 8.3.1
  • Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center 7.6.17, 7.17.10, 7.21.4, 8.0.3, 8.1.3, 8.2.2, 8.3.1

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/bitbucket_git_cmd_injection)
  2. Published
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. CISA patch deadline
  5. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
4y ago
Patch by
2022-10-21 (4y ago)
Ransomware
Not known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Atlassian, Bitbucket Server and Data Center
CISA name
Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center Command Injection Vulnerability

ATT&CK techniques

How it is exploited and what it leads to, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

  • T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application exploitation
  • T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter primary impact

kev release 2025-07-28, att&ck v16.1. KEV to ATT&CK mappings by the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (Mappings Explorer, Apache-2.0). © 2026 The MITRE Corporation. This work is reproduced and distributed with the permission of The MITRE Corporation. Terms of use

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

99.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Atlassian Bitbucket Server
  • Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

References

Sources

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