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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-22965Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: vmware · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2022-22965ListedCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 9.8CWE-94

A Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux application running on JDK 9+ may be vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via data binding

Published: 02 Apr 2022•Last updated: 17 Jun 2026, 09:59 AM IST•Source identifier: security@vmware.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added04 Apr 2022
Due25 Apr 2022
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
9.8CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
99.6%0.996
Percentile100th
Weakness type
CWE-94
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; CRITICAL severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

35 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • vmware spring framework · < 5.2.20; >= 5.3.0 < 5.3.18 · NVD CPE · Source
  • cisco cx cloud agent · < 2.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core automated test suite · 1.9.0; 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core console · 1.9.0; 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core network exposure function · 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment · 1.10.0; 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core network repository function · 1.15.0; 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core network slice selection function · 1.8.0; 1.15.0; 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core policy · 1.15.0; 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core security edge protection proxy · 1.7.0; 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core unified data repository · 1.15.0; 22.1.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications policy management · 12.6.0.0.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle financial services analytical applications infrastructure · 8.1.1; 8.1.2.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle financial services behavior detection platform · 8.1.1.0; 8.1.1.1; 8.1.2.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle financial services enterprise case management · 8.1.1.0; 8.1.1.1; 8.1.2.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle mysql enterprise monitor · < 8.0.29 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle product lifecycle analytics · 3.6.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle retail xstore point of service · 20.0.1; 21.0.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle sd-wan edge · 9.0; 9.1 · NVD CPE · Source
  • siemens operation scheduler · < 2.0.4 · NVD CPE · Source
  • siemens sipass integrated · 2.80; 2.85 · NVD CPE · Source
  • siemens siveillance identity · 1.5 · NVD CPE · Source
  • veritas access appliance · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • veritas flex appliance · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • veritas netbackup flex scale appliance · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • veritas netbackup appliance · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • veritas netbackup virtual appliance · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • siemens simatic speech assistant for machines · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • siemens sinec network management system · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle commerce platform · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications cloud native core binding support function · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle communications unified inventory management · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle retail bulk data integration · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle retail customer management and segmentation foundation · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle retail financial integration · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed); network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
  2. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
04 Apr 2022
Required action due
25 Apr 2022
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
security@vmware.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cx_cloud_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_exposure_function:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2022-04-04cert-portal.siemens.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordpsirt.global.sonicwall.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2022-22965
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2022-22965
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2022-22965"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.