7.5

CVE-2022-29885: EncryptInterceptor does not provide complete protection on insecure networks

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-29885DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29885GHSA-r84p-88g2-2vx2
Published 12-05-2022Last modified 08-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-29885 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in apache software foundation apache tomcat. EPSS estimates a 73.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (exploit-database, 05-04-2023)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
73.47%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1
DLA-3160-1DSA-5265-1MGASA-2023-0138USN-6943-1

Timeline

  1. 12-05-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The documentation of Apache Tomcat 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M14, 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.20, 9.0.13 to 9.0.62 and 8.5.38 to 8.5.78 for the EncryptInterceptor incorrectly stated it enabled Tomcat clustering to run over an untrusted network. This was not correct. While the EncryptInterceptor does provide confidentiality and integrity protection, it does not protect against all risks associated with running over any untrusted network, particularly DoS risks.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

73.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 73.47% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleUnverified

    Apache Tomcat 10.1 - Denial Of Service

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian2 products
Ubuntu2 products
  • tomcat8< 8.5.39-1ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm2
  • tomcat9< 9.0.16-3ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2 | < 9.0.31-1ubuntu0.6 | < 9.0.58-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
Apache1 product
  • tomcat≥ 8.5.38, ≤ 8.5.78 | ≥ 9.0.13, ≤ 9.0.62 | ≥ 10.0.0, ≤ 10.0.20 | 10.1.0:milestone1 | 10.1.0:milestone10 | 10.1.0:milestone11 | 10.1.0:milestone12 | 10.1.0:milestone13 | 10.1.0:milestone14 | 10.1.0:milestone2 | 10.1.0:milestone3 | 10.1.0:milestone4 | 10.1.0:milestone5 | 10.1.0:milestone6 | 10.1.0:milestone7 | 10.1.0:milestone8 | 10.1.0:milestone9
Apache software foundation1 product
  • apache tomcatApache Tomcat 10.1 10.1.0-M1 to 10.1.0-M14 | Apache Tomcat 10 10.0.0-M1 to 10.0.20 | Apache Tomcat 9 9.0.13 to 9.0.62 | Apache Tomcat 8.5 8.5.38 to 8.5.78
Oracle1 product
Org.apache.tomcat1 product
  • tomcat≥ 10.1.0-M1, < 10.1.0-M15 | ≥ 10.0.0-M1, < 10.0.21 | ≥ 9.0.13, < 9.0.63 | ≥ 8.5.38, < 8.5.79

6 vendors · 8 products

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