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CVE-2021-35464

99
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-35464 is a critical Java deserialization vulnerability affecting ForgeRock AM server versions prior to 7.0 and ForgeRock OpenAM. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) by sending a single crafted request to the server, leveraging the outdated JATO framework. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) and an EPSS score indicating extremely high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling full compromise of affected systems. It is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, with public exploit modules available for Metasploit and Nuclei, and significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 6.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:forgerock:access_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0.0, < 14.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:forgerock:openam:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
100.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
100.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
Metasploit: ForgeRock / OpenAM Jato Java Deserialization · Jun 29, 2021
Nuclei: CVE-2021-35464 · Jun 29, 2021
ExploitDB: EDB-50131 · Jul 16, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 1.0000 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/163486/ForgeRock-OpenAM-Jato-Java-Deserialization.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com / files/163525/ForgeRock-Access-Manager-OpenAM-14.6.3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
backstage.forgerock.com / knowledge/kb/article/a47894244
ExploitPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
bugster.forgerock.org
Broken Link