CVE-2021-35464 ForgeRock CVE debrief

Who should care

Organizations that run ForgeRock Access Management (AM), especially teams responsible for internet-facing authentication, identity, or access-management services, should treat this as a priority remediation item.

Technical summary

The official records in the supplied corpus identify CVE-2021-35464 as a remote code execution issue in ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server. CISA listed it in the KEV catalog on 2021-11-03 and set a due date of 2021-11-17 for applying updates per vendor instructions. The supplied metadata also marks known ransomware campaign use as "Known." No additional exploit mechanics, affected-version details, or CVSS score were provided in the source corpus.

Defensive priority

High. KEV inclusion indicates confirmed exploitation and warrants accelerated patching or mitigation, especially for externally reachable ForgeRock AM deployments.

Recommended defensive actions

• Apply updates per vendor instructions as soon as possible.
• Prioritize remediation for any exposed ForgeRock Access Management (AM) Core Server instances.
• Verify whether ForgeRock AM is present in your environment and whether any instances are internet-facing.
• Track remediation against the CISA KEV due date of 2021-11-17.
• If immediate patching is not possible, follow vendor guidance and restrict access to the affected service until updates are applied.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied official records: the CVE record, NVD detail page, and CISA KEV catalog/source metadata. The corpus confirms the vulnerability type, the product name, KEV listing date, due date, and known ransomware campaign use. It does not provide CVSS, affected version ranges, or exploit details, so those are not included here.

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