What is CVE-2022-36532?

CVE-2022-36532 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bolt Cms. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-36532?

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

Is CVE-2022-36532 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Bolt Cms

CVE-2022-36532

Bolt CMS contains a vulnerability in version 5.1.12 and below that allows an authenticated user with the ROLE_EDITOR privileges to upload and rename a malicious file to achieve remote code execution.

Published 2022-09-16 · last modified 2026-07-09.

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: 0.238 (97.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.234 · newest: 0.238 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Bolt Cms

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
lutrasecurity.com/en/articles/cve-2022-36532/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36532?: CVE-2022-36532 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bolt Cms. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-36532?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-36532 known to be exploited?: 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.