What is CVE-2022-27772?

CVE-2022-27772 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Spring Boot, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-27772?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-27772 known to be exploited?

14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in VMware Spring Boot

CVE-2022-27772

spring-boot versions prior to version v2.2.11.RELEASE was vulnerable to temporary directory hijacking. This vulnerability impacted the org.springframework.boot.web.server.AbstractConfigurableWebServerFactory.createTempDir method. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products and/or versions that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Published 2022-03-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

VMware Spring Boot

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/JLLeitschuh/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-cm59-pr5q-cw85 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27772?: CVE-2022-27772 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Spring Boot, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-27772?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-27772 known to be exploited?: 14 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.