Spring4Shell — Cisco Cx_cloud_agent RCE
CVE-2022-22965
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 deplo…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.997 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Cx_cloud_agent
- Oracle Commerce_platform — versions 11.3.2
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_automated_test_suite — versions 1.9.0, 22.1.0
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function — versions 22.1.3
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_console — versions 1.9.0, 22.1.0
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_network_exposure_function — versions 22.1.0
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment — versions 1.10.0, 22.1.0
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function — versions 1.15.0, 22.1.0
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_network_slice_selection_function — versions 1.8.0, 1.15.0, 22.1.0
- Oracle Communications_cloud_native_core_policy — versions 1.15.0, 22.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (US Government Resource)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22965?
- CVE-2022-22965 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Cx_cloud_agent, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22965?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-22965 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2022-22965 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-04), indicating it is being actively exploited. 482 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.