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CVE-2022-22947

Code Injection: Is CVE-2022-22947 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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signals

public sources

Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · May 16, 2022
Public exploit
Metasploit +2
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
10 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
98%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-94 · Code Injection
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

cisa ssvc

CISA Vulnrichment · assessed

Exploitation
Active
in the wild
Automatable
Yes
at scale
Technical impact
Total
on success

CISA decision, by how critical the affected system is to you:

  • low impact → Attend
  • medium impact → Act
  • high impact → Act

Track: normal patch cycle · Track*: watch closely · Attend: patch sooner · Act: patch now. About SSVC ↗

public exploits

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A working exploit is publicly available from a maintained source. Treat this as higher urgency and verify your exposure.

affected packages

GHSA-3gx9-37ww-9qw6 · GitHub rates it critical
  • Mavenorg.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway
    Vulnerable
    < 3.0.7; ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.1
    Fixed in
    3.0.7, 3.1.1

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY 4.0), via OSV.dev. Check your lockfile version against the ranges above.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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Affected:VMwareOracle

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

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.

Published · Added to CISA KEV (74 days after publication)

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timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
  2. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
  3. Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild
  4. Published by NVD

Score and exploit changes tracked since .

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability — Spring Cloud Gateway applications are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-05-16) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~98%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for VMware Spring Cloud Gateway: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-06-06. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-94 · Code Injection.