VMware Tanzu Spring Framework: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen
WID-SEC-2022-0068 · first 14.04.2022 · updated 13.05.2026 · CVSS 3,7
What it is about
Das Spring Framework bietet ein Entwicklungsmodell für Java mit Infrastrukturunterstützung auf Anwendungsebene. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in VMware Tanzu Spring Framework ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- IBM Operational Decision Manager
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
- IBM Business Automation Workflow
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework <5.3.19
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework <5.2.21
- HCL Commerce 9.1.0-9.1.19.0
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework 5.3.19
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework 5.2.21
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- NetApp Security Advisory NTAP-20220602-0004 vom 2022-06-02 security.netapp.com
- Hitachi Vulnerability Information HITACHI-SEC-2022-115 vom 2022-05-27 www.hitachi.co.jp
- Spring Blog vom 2022-04-13 spring.io
- VMware Tanzu Vulnerability Report CVE-2022-22968 vom 2022-04-13 tanzu.vmware.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2022:5101 vom 2022-06-16 access.redhat.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7183042 vom 2025-10-08 www.ibm.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7252567 vom 2025-11-26 www.ibm.com
- HCL Security Bulletin vom 2026-05-12 support.hcl-software.com
CVE: CVE-2022-22968
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.