{"answers":{"affected":"4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework:spring-expression. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22950 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.springframework:spring-expression to a fixed version for your release line: 5.2.20.RELEASE or 5.3.17.","what":"CVE-2022-22950 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Spring Framework, published on 1 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22950 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2022-22950 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Vmware Spring Framework, published on 1 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22950 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 5.2.20.RELEASE\n- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 5.2.20.RELEASE\n- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): affected from 5.3.0; fixed in 5.3.17\n- org.springframework:spring-expression (Maven): affected from 5.3.0; fixed in 5.3.17\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22950/index.md)","id":"CVE-2022-22950","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22950/index.md","name":"CVE-2022-22950","record":{"aliases":["CLSA-2026-1774916754","CLSA-2026-1776040408","CLSA-2026-1793103567","CLSA-2026-1793107019","DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22950","GHSA-558x-2xjg-6232","OESA-2025-1557","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22950"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Java web framework","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers can cause denial of service in Spring Framework applications by submitting specially crafted SpEL expressions.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"denial_of_service"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"vmware","cpe":[{"product":"spring_framework","vendor":"vmware"}],"cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-770","name":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling"}],"description":"n Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.16 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user to provide a specially crafted SpEL expression that may cause a denial of service condition.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Spring Framework","id":"CVE-2022-22950","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":"vmware:spring_framework","products":["vmware:spring_framework"],"type":"denial_of_service","year":"2022"},"n_packages":4,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Command injection in VMware Carbon Black App Control (AppC)","id":"CVE-2022-22951"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.2.20.RELEASE"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework:spring-expression","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-558x-2xjg-6232"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.2.20.RELEASE"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework:spring-expression","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework/spring-expression","source":"GHSA-558x-2xjg-6232"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.3.17"],"introduced":["5.3.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework:spring-expression","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-558x-2xjg-6232"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.3.17"],"introduced":["5.3.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.springframework:spring-expression","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework/spring-expression","source":"GHSA-558x-2xjg-6232"}],"prev":{"headline":"VMware vCenter Server Incorrect Default File Permissions Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2022-22948"},"products":["Spring Framework"],"published":"2022-04-01","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Framework Improper Path Limitation in XsltView","id":"CVE-2026-47884","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Framework Server Sent Event stream corruption while rendering fragments","id":"CVE-2026-47890","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Framework maxInMemorySize Bypassed in Jaxb2Decoder","id":"CVE-2026-47891","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Spring Framework Header Predicate Bypass in WebFlux Functional Endpoints","id":"CVE-2026-47892","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Server Sent Event stream corruption in Spring MVC functional web framework","id":"CVE-2026-59313","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Pivotal Spring Framework contains unsafe Java deserialization methods","id":"CVE-2016-1000027","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-01-02"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Spring Framework Safety Guard Bypass via SpEL Expression Compilation","id":"CVE-2026-59283","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-08-27"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-08","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Attackers can cause denial of service in Spring Framework applications by submitting specially crafted SpEL expressions.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22950/"}