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title: "CVE-2022-22947: Improper Control of Generation of Code | CubePath"
description: "In spring cloud gateway versions prior to 3.1.1+ and 3.0.7+ , applications are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22947
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# CVE-2022-22947: Improper Control of Generation of Code | CubePath

## Description

In spring cloud gateway versions prior to 3.1.1+ and 3.0.7+ , applications are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured. A remote attacker could make a maliciously crafted request that could allow arbitrary remote execution on the remote host.

Official description from the CVE record, published by vmware. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22947)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 Critical 10.0

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value   | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low     | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None    | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | None    | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Changed | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.                    |
| Confidentiality impact | High    | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | High    | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                             |
| Availability impact    | High    | Serious or total effect on availability.                                            |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.98253 (98.3% probability)

Percentile

99.9%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

May 16, 2022

Federal due date

Jun 6, 2022

### CISA assessment as of Jan 29, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html) Improper Control of Generation of Code

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Spring Cloud Gateway

  - affected: Spring cloud gateway versions 3.1.x prior to 3.1.1+, 3.0.x prior to 3.0.7+ and all old and unsupported versions

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22947](https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22947)
- [oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html)
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/166219/Spring-Cloud-Gateway-3…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166219/Spring-Cloud-Gateway-3.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html)
- [oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html)
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/168742/Spring-Cloud-Gateway-3…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168742/Spring-Cloud-Gateway-3.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jan 10, 2022
2. Record published Mar 3, 2022
3. Added to CISA KEV May 16, 2022
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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