CVE-2022-22963: VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Function Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
When using routing functionality in VMware Tanzu's Spring Cloud Function, 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.
| Vendor | VMware Tanzu |
|---|---|
| Product | Spring Cloud |
| Date added to KEV | 2022-08-25 |
| Due date (BOD 22-01) | 2022-09-15 |
| Known ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
| CWE | CWE-94 |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
What to do
- Identify every instance of VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud in your environment (asset inventory, EDR, vulnerability scanner).
- Apply CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Federal civilian agencies must act by 2022-09-15 under BOD 22-01; other organizations can use the same date as a target.
- Check the vendor advisory and NVD entry linked below for affected versions, then record the fix in your change log.
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Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2022-22963 (severity scores, if any, live there)
- CISA KEV catalog entry
- https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22963
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22963