# CVE-2022-22963: Spring Cloud Function Code Injection with a specially crafted SpEL as a routing expression

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-22963-vmware-tanzu-spring-cloud-function-remote-code-execution  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-04-03. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-22963 · Severity: critical · CVSS 3.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-04-03

VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Function contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its routing functionality. An attacker can provide a specially crafted SpEL (Spring Expression Language) as a routing-expression to execute arbitrary code and access local resources.

Technologies: [org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-function-context (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-springframework-cloud-spring-cloud-function-context). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-22963 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2022-22963 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 25 August 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2022-22963?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 April 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-function-context (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.2.0,fixed=3.2.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-22963?** Yes. org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-function-context (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2022-22963 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-22963?** Check whether you run org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-function-context (Maven) or VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-function-context (Maven): upgrade to 3.2.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-function-context to 3.2.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- VMware Spring Cloud Function 3.1.6, 3.2.2 and older unsupported versions

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-22963
- GHSA-6v73-fgf6-w5j7

## Timeline

- 2022-08-25: disclosed
- 2022-08-25: advisory
- 2022-08-25: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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- [VMware Spring Cloud Function resource exhaustion in Function Registry](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-40990-vmware-spring-cloud-function-resource-exhaustion-in-function)
- [VMware Spring Cloud Function infinite recursion in routing layer](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-40989-vmware-spring-cloud-function-infinite-recursion-in-routing-layer)
- [Spring Cloud Function Framework vulnerable to Denial of Service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-22271-spring-cloud-function-framework-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service)