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CVE-2022-36537

96
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-36537 is a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability affecting multiple versions of the ZK Framework (9.6.1, 9.6.0.1, 9.5.1.3, 9.0.1.2, and 8.6.4.1). Attackers can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted POST request to the AuUploader component, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction required, posing a significant risk of data compromise. This CVE is actively exploited, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, and has garnered substantial community and media attention, including reports of its use in ransomware campaigns. While no Metasploit or ExploitDB modules exist, Nuclei templates are available for detection.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 8.6.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zkoss:zk_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.0.0, < 9.0.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zkoss:zk_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.5.0, < 9.5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zkoss:zk_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 9.6.0, < 9.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:zkoss:zk_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
95.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Feb 27, 2023
Nuclei: CVE-2022-36537 · Jan 14, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9534 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.zkoss.zk:zkFixed in: 8.6.4.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.zkoss.zk:zkFixed in: 9.0.1.3
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.zkoss.zk:zkFixed in: 9.5.1.4
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.zkoss.zk:zkFixed in: 9.6.0.2
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.zkoss.zk:zkFixed in: 9.6.2

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-6278-2q4m-cmf3high

ZK Framework vulnerable to malicious POST

Aug 27, 2022

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
tracker.zkoss.org / browse/ZK-5150
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
bleepingcomputer.com / news/security/cisa-warns-of-hackers-exploiting-zk-java-framework-rce-flaw
Third Party Advisory