CVE-2022-36437 is a critical vulnerability affecting Hazelcast and Hazelcast Jet versions through 4.0.6, 4.1.9, 4.2.5, 5.0.3, 5.1.2, and Jet versions through 4.5.3. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to impersonate an already authenticated connection, gaining unauthorized access and manipulation capabilities within the cluster. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality and integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently unavailable, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. However, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.12.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
< 3.12.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.