{"id":"CVE-2022-22965","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-22965","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:56:26.301Z","title":"Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","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.","published":"2022-04-01T23:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:29:16.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@vmware.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["vmware/spring framework","cisco/cx cloud agent","oracle/communications cloud native core automated test suite","oracle/communications cloud native core console","oracle/communications cloud native core network exposure function","oracle/communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment","oracle/communications cloud native core network repository function","oracle/communications cloud native core network slice selection function","oracle/communications cloud native core policy","oracle/communications cloud native core security edge protection proxy","oracle/communications cloud native core unified data repository","oracle/communications policy management","oracle/financial services analytical applications infrastructure","oracle/financial services behavior detection platform","oracle/financial services enterprise case management","oracle/mysql enterprise monitor","oracle/product lifecycle analytics","oracle/retail xstore point of service","oracle/sd-wan edge","siemens/operation scheduler","siemens/sipass integrated","siemens/siveillance identity","veritas/access appliance","veritas/flex appliance","veritas/netbackup flex scale appliance","veritas/netbackup appliance","veritas/netbackup virtual appliance","siemens/simatic speech assistant for machines","siemens/sinec network management system","oracle/commerce platform","oracle/communications cloud native core binding support function","oracle/communications unified inventory management","oracle/retail bulk data integration","oracle/retail customer management and segmentation foundation","oracle/retail financial integration","oracle/retail integration bus","oracle/retail merchandising system","oracle/weblogic server"],"epss":{"score":0.99638,"percentile":0.9995,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-04-04","dueDate":"2022-04-25","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22965"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 25 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166713/Spring4Shell-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167011/Spring4Shell-Spring-Framework-Class-Property-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-254054.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-rce-Zx9GUc67","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166713/Spring4Shell-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167011/Spring4Shell-Spring-Framework-Class-Property-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-254054.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22965","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-rce-Zx9GUc67","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/970766","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22965","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22965","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}