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CVE-2022-35912

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-07-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In grails-databinding in Grails before 3.3.15, 4.x before 4.1.1, 5.x before 5.1.9, and 5.2.x before 5.2.1 (at least when certain Java 8 configurations are used), data binding allows a remote attacker to execute code by gaining access to the class loader.

Affected products

• grails-core: from 3.3.10 before 3.3.15; from 4.0.0 before 4.1.1; from 5.0.0 before 5.1.9; 5.2.0 — fixed in 3.3.15, 4.1.1, 5.1.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: grails-core 3.3.15, 4.1.1, 5.1.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/20/4
• https://github.com/grails/grails-core/issues/12626
• https://github.com/grails/grails-core/security/advisories/GHSA-6rh6-x8ww-9h97
• https://grails.org/blog/2022-07-18-rce-vulnerability.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/20/4
• https://github.com/grails/grails-core/issues/12626
• https://github.com/grails/grails-core/security/advisories/GHSA-6rh6-x8ww-9h97
• https://grails.org/blog/2022-07-18-rce-vulnerability.html

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