What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-22965?

CVE-2022-22965 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 99.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-22965?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-22965. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 99.7%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-22965?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2022-22965. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Java CVE-2022-22965

CRITICAL

Code Injection (CWE-94)

2022-04-01 security@vmware.com

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Added to CISA KEV

Jul 14, 2026 - 04:22 CISA

CVE Published

Apr 01, 2022 - 23:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

127 maven packages depend on org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web (78 direct, 50 indirect)
17 maven packages depend on org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webflux (13 direct, 4 indirect)
405 maven packages depend on org.springframework:spring-beans (32 direct, 373 indirect)
6 maven packages depend on org.springframework:spring-webflux (4 direct, 2 indirect)
33 maven packages depend on org.springframework:spring-webmvc (15 direct, 18 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.6.0 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

A Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux application running on JDK 9+ may be vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via data binding. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), which allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application. 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. Affected products include: Vmware Spring Framework, Cisco Cx Cloud Agent, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Automated Test Suite, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Console, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Exposure Function.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Never evaluate user-controlled input as code. Use sandboxing, disable dangerous functions, apply strict input validation.