CVE-2022-22963

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-08-25), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 100%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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 v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
99(Act)
EG Risk 99/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS
100.0%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

April 1, 2022

Last Modified

October 30, 2025

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 26, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Vulnerability in Spring Cloud Function Framework Affecting Cisco Products: March 2022

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-java-spring-scf-rce-DQrHhJxH
generic

CVE-2022-22963: Remote code execution in Spring Cloud Function by malicious Spring Expression

https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963
generic

Security Advisory

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0005

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatopenshift-serverless-clients-0:1.0.1-2.el82022-04-11redhat
redhatopenshift-serverless-1/kn-cli-artifacts-rhel8:1.0.1-32022-04-11redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-function-context1.0.0.RELEASE ... 3.1.6 (30 versions)3.1.7—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 45× in last 7d / 188× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 341 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 02:08 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 22:23 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-22 22:23 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  5. 2026-07-22 18:12 UTCVendor advisory
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  12. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
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  25. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
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  32. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
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  39. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  40. 2026-07-13 15:17 UTCVendor advisory
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  57. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
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  75. 2026-07-07 19:01 UTCCISA KEV update

Publicly available exploits

(10 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (9 GitHub PoCs) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-51577
    First seen Jul 11, 2023

    Spring Cloud 3.2.2 - Remote Command Execution (RCE)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCJ0ey17/CVE-2022-22963_Reverse-Shell-Exploit
    First seen Mar 18, 2023

    CVE-2022-22963 is a vulnerability in the Spring Cloud Function Framework for Java that allows remote code execution. This python script will verify if the vulnerability exists, and if it does, will give you a reverse shell.

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCcharis3306/CVE-2022-22963
    First seen Mar 7, 2023

    spring cloud function 一键利用工具! by charis 博客https://charis3306.top/

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCk3rwin/spring-cloud-function-rce
    First seen Apr 14, 2022

    Spring Cloud Function SPEL表达式注入漏洞（CVE-2022-22963）

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCtwseptian/cve-2022-22963
    First seen Apr 3, 2022

    Spring Cloud Function SpEL - cve-2022-22963

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCme2nuk/CVE-2022-22963
    First seen Mar 31, 2022

    Spring Cloud Function Vulnerable Application / CVE-2022-22963

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCkh4sh3i/Spring-CVE
    First seen Mar 31, 2022

    This includes CVE-2022-22963, a Spring SpEL / Expression Resource Access Vulnerability, as well as CVE-2022-22965, the spring-webmvc/spring-webflux RCE termed "SpringShell".

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCdarryk10/CVE-2022-22963
    First seen Mar 30, 2022
    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCRanDengShiFu/CVE-2022-22963
    First seen Mar 30, 2022

    CVE-2022-22963 Spring-Cloud-Function-SpEL_RCE_exploit

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCKirill89/CVE-2022-22963-PoC
    First seen Mar 30, 2022
    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2022-22963?
CVE-2022-22963 is a critical vulnerability published on April 1, 2022. 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.
When was CVE-2022-22963 disclosed?
CVE-2022-22963 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 1, 2022, with the most recent update on October 30, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-22963 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2022-22963 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 25, 2022, affecting VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-22963?
CVE-2022-22963 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2022-22963?
CVE-2022-22963 affects VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2022-22963?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-22963, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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