CVE-2022-22978: netapp active_iq_unified_manager Incorrect Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-22978 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in netapp active_iq_unified_manager. EPSS estimates a 12.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 12% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 19-05-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In spring security versions prior to 5.4.11+, 5.5.7+ , 5.6.4+ and older unsupported versions, RegexRequestMatcher can easily be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegexRequestMatcher with `.` in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
12.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
96%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 12.35% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Org.springframework.security2 products
- spring-security-core≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.7 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.4 | < 5.4.11
- spring-security-web≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.7 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.4 | < 5.4.11
Netapp1 product
Oracle1 product
- financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio8.0.8.2.0 | 8.0.8.3.0
Ubuntu1 product
- libspring-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)
Vmware1 product
- spring_security< 5.5.7 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.4
5 vendors · 6 products
