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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-22968 · published 14 April 2022

CVE-2022-22968: Vmware spring framework vulnerability

Vmware · Spring Framework

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 5.7% · top 7.3% CWE-178 · CWE-178
5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
5.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
7Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Spring Framework versions 5.3.0 - 5.3.18, 5.2.0 - 5.2.20, and older unsupported versions, the patterns for disallowedFields on a DataBinder are case sensitive which means a field is not effectively protected unless it is listed with both upper and lower case for the first character of the field, including upper and lower case for the first character of all nested fields within the property path.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

7 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22968 Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0004/ Third Party Advisory
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2022-22968 Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-22968), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.