CVE-2022-22965
Improper Control of Generation of Code
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
A Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux application running on JDK 9+ may be vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via data binding. The specific exploit requires the application to run on Tomcat as a WAR deployment. If the application is deployed as a Spring Boot executable jar, i.e. the default, it is not vulnerable to the exploit. However, the nature of the vulnerability is more general, and there may be other ways to exploit it.
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Key data
CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
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.
| 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 | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| 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
- Score
- 0.99638 (99.6% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Apr 4, 2022
- Federal due date
- Apr 25, 2022
CISA assessment as of Jan 29, 2025
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code
Affected products
Spring Framework
- affected: Spring Framework versions 5.3.X prior to 5.3.18+, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.20+ and all old and unsupported versions
References
- tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965
- 20220401 Vulnerability in Spring Framework Affecting Cisco Products: March 2022 (tools.cisco.com)vendor-advisory
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/166713/Spring4Shell-Code-Exec…
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-254054.pdf
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/167011/Spring4Shell-Spring-Fr…
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970766
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Record published
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record last updated
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