⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-05-16. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-06-06. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2022-22947

CWE-94Code InjectionCWE-91715 documents12 sources
Severity
10.0CRITICAL
EPSS
94.5%
top < 0.01%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-05-16
Due 2022-06-06
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Timeline
PublishedMar 3
KEV addedMay 16
KEV dueJun 6
Latest updateOct 30
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

In spring cloud gateway versions prior to 3.1.1+ and 3.0.7+ , applications are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured. A remote attacker could make a maliciously crafted request that could allow arbitrary remote execution on the remote host.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.0

Affected Packages12 packages

CVEListV5spring_cloud_gatewaySpring cloud gateway versions 3.1.x prior to 3.1.1+, 3.0.x prior to 3.0.7+ and all old and unsupported versions

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
Spring Cloud Gateway vulnerable to Code Injection when Gateway Actuator endpoint enabled, exposed, unsecured2022-03-04
OSV
Spring Cloud Gateway vulnerable to Code Injection when Gateway Actuator endpoint enabled, exposed, unsecured2022-03-04
CVEList
CVE-2022-22947: In spring cloud gateway versions prior to 32022-03-03
VulnCheck
VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability2022

💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
Spring Cloud Gateway 3.1.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)2022-03-07
Nuclei
Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection

🔍Detection Rules

2
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection (CVE-2022-22947) (set)2022-03-02
Suricata
ET EXPLOIT VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection (CVE-2022-22947)2022-03-02

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: BSF (Spring Cloud Gateway) — CVE-2022-229472022-07-15
CISA
VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability2022-05-16
Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: NEF (Spring Cloud Gateway) — CVE-2022-229472022-04-15

🕵️Threat Intelligence

3
Qualys
Inside the Surge of PHP and IoT Exploits with Qualys TRU | Qualys2025-10-30
Qualys
What Security Teams Need to Know as PHP and IoT Exploits Surge2025-10-30
Unit42
Network Security Trends: Recent Exploits Observed in the Wild Include Remote Code Execution, Cross-Site Scripting and More2022-08-19