CVE-2022-22963
📛 CVE Title
Spring Cloud Function: CVE-2022-22963: Remote code execution in Spring Cloud Function by malicious Spring Expression
Description
In Spring Cloud Function versions 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and older unsupported versions, when using routing functionality it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL as a routing-expression that may result in remote code execution and access to local resources.
Overview
- State
- —
- Assigner (CNA)
- —
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.0 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Effective score
- 5.0 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
- —
- Reserved
- —
- Published
- 2022-03-29 00:00 UTC
- Last updated
- —
- Source
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/spring-cloud-function-cve-2022-22963/
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CISA KEV
CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of this CVE. Federal agencies must remediate by the due date below; private orgs should treat it as priority-1.
- Vulnerability name
- VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Vendor / project
- VMware Tanzu
- Product
- Spring Cloud
- Date added to KEV
- 2022-08-25
- Remediation due
- 2022-09-15
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
- CISA notes
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22963
- CISA listing
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2022-04-01 23:15:13 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 04:29:15 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: nvd@nist.gov
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 3.9 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.9994 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 99.97% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-94,
CWE-917
(differs from the CNA list above)
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-26 21:03 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
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EUVD-2022-1654 - Assigner
- vmware
- Published
- Apr 1, 2022, 12:00:00 AM
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025, 11:15:42 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
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9.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 99.9400
- Vendors
- n/a
- Products
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Spring Cloud Function (Spring Cloud Function versions 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and all old and unsupported versions)
- Aliases
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GHSA-6v73-fgf6-w5j7
ENISA description: In Spring Cloud Function versions 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and older unsupported versions, when using routing functionality it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL as a routing-expression that may result in remote code execution and access to local resources.
EUVD references (6)
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-scf-rce-DQrHhJxH
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173430/Spring-Cloud-3.2.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (46) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_function:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_branch:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_cash_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_corporate_lending_process_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_credit_facilities_process_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_electronic_data_exchange_for_corporates:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_liquidity_management:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_liquidity_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_origination:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_supply_chain_finance:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_trade_finance_process_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_exposure_function:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:22.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:22.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_security_edge_protection_proxy:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_unified_data_repository:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_communications_policy_management:12.6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:8.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_enterprise_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:product_lifecycle_analytics:3.6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:21.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:sd-wan_edge:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:sd-wan_edge:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (0)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
None in the CVE record.
MITRE references (5) cveawg.mitre.org
Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- 20220401 Vulnerability in Spring Cloud Function Framework Affecting Cisco Products: March 2022 vendor-advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173430/Spring-Cloud-3.2.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005
Web references (3)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-22963 rapid7:attackerkb.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22963 rapid7:www.cve.org
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963 rapid7:tanzu.vmware.com
NVD-tagged references (13)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173430/Spring-Cloud-3.2.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html security@vmware.com ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173430/Spring-Cloud-3.2.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005 security@vmware.com Third Party Advisory
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Third Party Advisory
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963 security@vmware.com Vendor Advisory
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Vendor Advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-scf-rce-DQrHhJxH security@vmware.com Third Party Advisory
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-scf-rce-DQrHhJxH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22963 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 US Government Resource
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html security@vmware.com PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html security@vmware.com PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 PatchThird Party Advisory
Remediations (1)
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rapid7
spring-cloud-function-upgrade-latest
2026-05-29 06:31 UTC
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