CVE-2022-34256: Adobe Commerce Improper Authorization Privilege escalation

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-285

Description

Adobe Commerce versions 2.4.3-p2 (and earlier), 2.3.7-p3 (and earlier) and 2.4.4 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Authorization vulnerability that could result in Privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access other user's data. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected products

Adobe Commerce: from 2.3.0 before 2.3.7; from 2.4.0 before 2.4.3; 2.3.7, 2.3.7-p1, 2.3.7-p2, 2.3.7-p3, 2.4.3, 2.4.3-p1 (+2) — fixed in 2.3.7, 2.4.3
Adobe Magento Commerce: from 2.3.0 before 2.3.7; from 2.4.0 before 2.4.3; 2.3.7, 2.3.7-p1, 2.3.7-p2, 2.3.7-p3, 2.4.3, 2.4.3-p1 (+2) — fixed in 2.3.7, 2.4.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Adobe Commerce 2.3.7, 2.4.3; Adobe Magento Commerce 2.3.7, 2.4.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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