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Vulnerability record

CVE-2022-22965

Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CriticalExploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Spring Framework, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Apr 25, 2022.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
Spring FrameworkVMware (Broadcom)< 5.2.20; >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.185.2.20; 5.3.18KEV
WebLogic ServerOracle12.2.1.3.0; 12.2.1.4.0; 14.1.1.0.0—NVD

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2022-22965 scored CVSS 9.8: VMware Spring Framework, Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Spring Framework systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2022-22965: VMware Spring Framework, Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for VMware Spring Framework. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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