Exploited CVEs / VMware / CVE-2022-22965
CVE-2022-22965
Spring Framework JDK 9+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-04-25 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Broadcom (VMware) Security Advisories, linked below.
Actively exploited VMware Spring Framework vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2022-04-04.
Risk summary
Updated July 28, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2022-22965
Remote code execution in the Spring Framework on JDK 9 and later, via data binding in Spring MVC and WebFlux applications: Critical Severity at CVSS 9.8 with EPSS at 100%, meaning exploitation attempts are essentially guaranteed against exposed apps. The hard part for defenders is that Spring is a library, so the vulnerability hides inside in-house and vendor Java applications rather than a single product. CISA confirmed active exploitation on 2022-04-04.
Do this: Inventory Java applications for vulnerable Spring Framework versions, patch or upgrade them, and put WAF rules in front of anything that cannot be fixed immediately.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2022-22965
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2022-04-25 (past due).
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Official fix for CVE-2022-22965
The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Spring Framework advisory on Broadcom (VMware) Security Advisories.
Common questions about CVE-2022-22965
Is CVE-2022-22965 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2022-22965 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-04-04, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 100%.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2022-22965?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2022-04-25, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What fixes CVE-2022-22965?
The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Broadcom (VMware) Security Advisories for the patched Spring Framework versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2022-22965?
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