CVE-2022-22965
Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Critical 9.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 4 Apr 2022
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 1 Apr 2022
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- vmware
- KEV added
- 4 Apr 2022
- KEV fix due
- 25 Apr 2022
- EPSS
- 99.638% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.949% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Spring Framework |
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Timeline
- 1 Apr 2022 Published
- 4 Apr 2022 CVE-2022-22965 added to CISA KEV
- 4 Apr 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue