CVE-2022-22966

HIGH

VMware Cloud Director 10.1.0-10.1.4.1 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-22966. PoCs published by bb33bb.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a functional exploit for CVE-2022-22966 (Spring4Shell), which achieves remote code execution by uploading a malicious JSP file to a vulnerable Spring Core application. The exploit leverages a class injection vulnerability to write a web shell to the target server.

Description

An authenticated, high privileged malicious actor with network access to the VMware Cloud Director tenant or provider may be able to exploit a remote code execution vulnerability to gain access to the server.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by bb33bb · poc
https://github.com/bb33bb/CVE-2022-22966

This is a functional exploit for CVE-2022-22966 (Spring4Shell), which achieves remote code execution by uploading a malicious JSP file to a vulnerable Spring Core application. The exploit leverages a class injection vulnerability to write a web shell to the target server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Spring Core (Spring Framework)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable Spring Core application exposed · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2022-0013.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0630
EPSS Percentile 92.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
vmware/vcloud_director 10.1.0 - 10.1.4.1
Published Apr 14, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026