CVE-2022-22965
CVSS v3
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Score
94.4 %
exploit probability
CISA KEV
Yes
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Date Added
- 2022-04-04
- Patch Due Date
- 2022-04-25
- Ransomware Use
- Unknown
Technical details
- Published
- 2022-04-01
Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2022-22965?
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.
Is CVE-2022-22965 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2022-22965 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-04-25.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-22965?
CVE-2022-22965 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).
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