CVE-2022-22963
Published 2022-04-01 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@vmware.com
Summary
CVE-2022-22963 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 25, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by September 15, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. VMware Tanzu has 3 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 1 of them linked to ransomware.
All 3 known-exploited VMware Tanzu vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: VMware Tanzu — Spring Cloud
Name: VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-08-25 · Due: 2022-09-15
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173430/Spring-Cloud-3.2.2-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005
- 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://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.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

