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CVE-2022-22965

VMware Spring Framework

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.

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
99.7%
99.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Published
2022.04.02
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Immediate review

CISA has listed this vulnerability in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Known exploitationConfirmed by CISA KEV
Exploit probability99.7%
Technical severityCVSS 9.8

Vulnerability overview

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.

Affected product and versions

Product
VMware Spring Framework
Affected versions
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, < 5.2.20, >= 5.3.0 < 5.3.18, < 2.1.0, 1.9.0, 22.1.0, 1.10.0, 1.15.0, 1.8.0, 1.7.0, 12.6.0.0.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2.0, 8.1.1.0, 8.1.1.1, < 8.0.29, 3.6.1, 20.0.1, 21.0.0, 9.0
Fixed versions
5.2.20, 5.3.18, 2.1.0, 8.0.29, 2.0.4, 1.2.1, 1.0.3

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2022.04.25
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that VMware Spring Framework and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
CWE-94
KEV added
2022.04.04
Ransomware use
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