CVE-2022-36804
Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center Command Injection Vulnerability
- High 8.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 30 Sep 2022
Description
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 25 Aug 2022
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- atlassian
- KEV added
- 30 Sep 2022
- KEV fix due
- 21 Oct 2022
- EPSS
- 98.958% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.93% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Bitbucket Server |
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| Atlassian | Bitbucket Data Center |
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Timeline
- 25 Aug 2022 Published
- 30 Sep 2022 CVE-2022-36804 added to CISA KEV
- 30 Sep 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue
Weakness
Practice this bug class
HackZoneLabs has a hands-on lab on OS command injection (CWE-78).