spring cloud gateway - RCE (CVE-2022-22947)
1115Exploiting IPs reported
In spring cloud gateway versions prior to 3.1.1+ and 3.0.7+ , applications are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured. A remote attacker could make a maliciously crafted request that could allow arbitrary remote execution on the remote host.
CrowdSec analysis
CVE-2022-22947 is a critical vulnerability in Spring Cloud Gateway that enables remote code execution through an exposed actuator endpoint, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary configuration and execute commands.
CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 10th of March 2025.
CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2022-22947 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature. In addition, according to the CrowdSec network, attack volume against CVE-2022-22947 has dipped slightly compared to the previous week. Although still commonly targeted, the decline suggests a cooling-off period. Long-term relevance remains, but attention is waning.
Observed exploitation attempts typically focus on URLs containing /actuator/gateway/routes.
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