Vulnerability in VMware Spring Cloud Gateway
CVE-2025-41235
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
Vulnerability class: HTTP Request Smuggling
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- VMware Spring Cloud Gateway — versions 2.2.10.RELEASE - 4.2.2, 4.3.0-{M1, M2, RC1}
- VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Server Mvc — versions 4.1.7 - 4.2.2, 4.3.0-{M1, M2, RC1}
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-41235?
- CVE-2025-41235 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Spring Cloud Gateway, classified under Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests (HTTP Request/Response Smuggling). CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2025-05-30.
- How severe is CVE-2025-41235?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-41235 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.