What is CVE-2022-35909?

CVE-2022-35909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jellyfin. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-35909?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-35909 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Jellyfin

CVE-2022-35909

In Jellyfin before 10.8, the /users endpoint has incorrect access control for admin functionality.

Published 2022-08-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Jellyfin

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

docs.google.com/document/d/1cBXQrokCvWxKET4BKi3ZLtVp5gst6-MrGPgMKpfXw8Y/edit (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/pull/7569/files (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
medium.com/stolabs/cve-2022-35909-cve-2022-35910-incorrect-access-control-and-x… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35909?: CVE-2022-35909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jellyfin. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-35909?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-35909 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.