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.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AtlassianBitbucket Server
  • 7.0.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 7.6.17 (affected)
  • 7.7.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 7.17.10 (affected)
  • 7.18.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 7.21.4 (affected)
  • 8.0.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.0.3 (affected)
  • 8.1.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.1.3 (affected)
  • 8.2.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.2.2 (affected)
  • 8.3.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.3.1 (affected)
AtlassianBitbucket Data Center
  • 7.0.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 7.6.17 (affected)
  • 7.7.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 7.17.10 (affected)
  • 7.18.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 7.21.4 (affected)
  • 8.0.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.0.3 (affected)
  • 8.1.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.1.3 (affected)
  • 8.2.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.2.2 (affected)
  • 8.3.0 up to but excluding unspecified (affected)
  • unspecified up to but excluding 8.3.1 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 25 Aug 2022 Published
  2. 30 Sep 2022 CVE-2022-36804 added to CISA KEV
  3. 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).

References