CVE-2022-28802Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Intra-account privilege escalation via shared Lambda runtime

Published Sep 21, 2022 · Updated May 27, 2025

Privilege escalation in Code by Zapier before 2022-08-17 allows remote authenticated users to control other users' code runtime. The service ran each account's untrusted Python code in a shared AWS Lambda function through unrestricted exec, exposing the Lambda Runtime API. Any account role can replace imported modules, read code, inputs, and secrets, manipulate outputs, or exercise the function's privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.04%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Code by Zapier before 2022-08-17 allows remote authenticated users to control other users' code runtime. The service ran each account's untrusted Python code in a shared AWS Lambda function through unrestricted exec, exposing the Lambda Runtime API. Any account role can replace imported modules, read code, inputs, and secrets, manipulate outputs, or exercise the function's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-28802
Published
Sep 21, 2022
Updated
May 27, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 21, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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