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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2022-36804

Bitbucket Server

Atlassian / Bitbucket Server · affected before unspecified

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Severity: CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence: Confirmed
Exploit status: Exploited in the wild
EPSS: 99.1%
First observed: —
Last observed: —

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2022-36804 is a vulnerability affecting Atlassian Bitbucket Server, Bitbucket Data Center. Multiple API endpoints in Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center 7.0.0 before version 7.6.17, from version 7.7.0...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Atlassian / Bitbucket Server affected before unspecified.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Bitbucket Server

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.

Vendor Product Affected Status

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before 7.6.17 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before 7.17.10 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before 7.21.4 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before 8.0.3 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before 8.1.3 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before 8.2.2 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Server Before 8.3.1 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before 7.6.17 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before 7.17.10 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before 7.21.4 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before 8.0.3 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before unspecified Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before 8.1.3 Affected

Atlassian Bitbucket Data Center Before unspecified Affected

Published: 25 Aug 2022
Exploitation Reported: 30 Sep 2022
Attack vector: Remote
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None

Tags

metasploit nuclei_scanner cisa

CVE References

CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36804
jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-13438 jira.atlassian.com · CVE Record https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-13438
packetstormsecurity.com/files/168470/Bitbucket-Git-Command-Injection... packetstormsecurity.com · CVE Record http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168470/Bitbucket-Git-Command-Inj...
packetstormsecurity.com/files/171453/Bitbucket-7.0.0-Remote-Command-... packetstormsecurity.com · CVE Record http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171453/Bitbucket-7.0.0-Remote-Co...

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 30 Sep 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 07 Sep 2022

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

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Source	Added
CISA First	2022-09-30 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver	2026-08-17 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets: 0
User-Agents: 0

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Scanner coverage

Metasploit template detected 28 Apr 2025.

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Virtual patch status

No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/bitbucket_git_cmd_injection.rb	28 Apr 2025
Nuclei	https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-36804.yaml	25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

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

EPSS

99.1%

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') CWE-88

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Atlassian Bitbucket - Remote Command Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

bitbucket_git_cmd_injection

metasploit · Created Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2022-36804

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

17 Aug 2026
KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

Exploitation attested by an external source
28 Apr 2025
Metasploit module available

Exploit module available
28 Apr 2025
Public PoC available

Public proof-of-concept code published
25 Apr 2025
Nuclei template available

Scanner coverage available
30 Sep 2022
Added to CISA KEV

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
25 Aug 2022
CVE published

Vulnerability disclosed publicly
26 Jul 2022
CVE ID reserved

Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Evidence confidence and provenance
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  "cve_id": "CVE-2022-36804",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99077,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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