CVE-2022-22947 — VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

• Documented mitigation — tanzu.vmware.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented patch — www.oracle.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Maven Org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway: fixed in version 3.0.7 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)
• Maven Org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway: fixed in version 3.1.1 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)

CISA required action CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal deadline: Jun 6, 2022 — passed 1592 day(s) ago

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Oracle Commerce Guided Search, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Console…).
2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
3. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
4. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
5. EPSS ahead of 100% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
6. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-917 · Expression Language Injection

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CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.

Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

Public code that demonstrates or tests the flaw raises the odds of mass exploitation — and Nuclei templates help find vulnerable assets in your environment.

Warning: public PoCs are sometimes disguised malware. Use them only for authorized testing in an isolated environment. This portal does not host exploit code — it only points to the sources.

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 98.25%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
• Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.
• Hunt retroactively in logs from before May 16, 2022 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.

Analysis and videos

CVE-2022-22947: VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability
CVE-2022-22947 is a critical code injection flaw (CWE-917, Expression Language Injection) in VMware Spring Cloud Gateway when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured. The record reports a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10 and that the issue is listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Administrators should upgrade to the fixed versions listed by the sources and restrict access to the Actuator endpoint.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisories
• Affected products added · maven/org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway
  Oct 13, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisories
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Affected products added · vmware/spring cloud gateway, oracle/commerce guided search, oracle/communications cloud native core binding support func
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• CVSS changed · 10.0
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · → Analyzed
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Added to CISA KEV (detected)
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• 2022
• Added to CISA KEV catalog
  May 15, 2022 · CISA
• CVE published
  Mar 3, 2022 · vmware

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 2× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

8 on the record

• tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22947
  Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
  Patch, Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
  Patch, Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
  US Government Resource, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22947
  GitHub Security Advisories
• github.com/advisories/GHSA-3gx9-37ww-9qw6
  GitHub Security Advisories
• packetstormsecurity.com/files/168742/Spring-Cloud-Gateway-3.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• packetstormsecurity.com/files/166219/Spring-Cloud-Gateway-3.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Related CVEs (same products)

• Medium CVE-2026-83419 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy Sep 15, 2026
• High CVE-2026-83417 Exposure of Sensitive Information in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy Sep 15, 2026
• High CVE-2026-83418 Improper Access Control in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy Sep 15, 2026
• High CVE-2026-47879 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Vmware Spring Cloud Gateway Aug 27, 2026
• High CVE-2026-71034 Improper Access Control in Oracle Commerce Experience Manager Aug 18, 2026
• High CVE-2026-71035 Improper Access Control in Oracle Commerce Experience Manager Aug 18, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2022-22947 is "VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability", rated Critical. It affects Commerce Guided Search (Oracle); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 10.0 describes technical severity. EPSS 98.25% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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