Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-21445

Oracle ADF Faces Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

Published Apr 19, 2022 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle ADF Faces

Patch now

CVE-2022-21445 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Oct 9, 2024. Confirm Oracle ADF Faces against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
62.48%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe oracle/application development framework · vendor Oracle ADF Faces

Vulnerability in the Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: ADF Faces). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF). Note: Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) is downloaded via Oracle JDeveloper Product. Please refer to Fusion Middleware Patch Advisor for more details. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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  • cpe oracle/application development framework12.2.1.3.0
  • cpe oracle/application development framework12.2.1.4.0
  • vendor Oracle ADF Facesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-21445

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-21445 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Oct 9, 2024. Confirm Oracle ADF Faces against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with oracle/application development framework 12.2.1.3.0; oracle/application development framework 12.2.1.4.0. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data. EPSS 62.48%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 19, 2022 · Catalog

    Detected

    Vulnerability in the Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: ADF Faces). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can res

  2. Sep 18, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Oct 9, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Vulnerability in the Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: ADF Faces). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can res

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-21445

    Oracle ADF Faces library, included with Oracle JDeveloper Distribution, contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability leading to unauthenticated remote code execution.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-21445

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-21445

    30-day exploitation probability 62.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2022-21445

    Vulnerability in the Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: ADF Faces). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network acce

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-21445

    Oracle ADF Faces library, included with Oracle JDeveloper Distribution, contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability leading to unauthenticated remote code execution.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.