Is CVE-2022-35490 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-35490 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-35490 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-35490 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-35490?

CVE-2022-35490 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2022-35490

CWE-307Published: August 8, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official 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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-35490 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.