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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-22096

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.10, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide malicious input to cause the insertion of additional log entries.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.10, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide malicious input to cause the insertion of additional log entries.

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
1.35% probability · 71th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-117
Affected
vmware/spring framework · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/management services for element software and netapp hci · netapp/metrocluster tiebreaker · netapp/snap creator framework · netapp/snapcenter · oracle/communications cloud native core console · oracle/communications cloud native core service communication proxy
Source
security@vmware.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.35%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.