CVE-2022-46166

Name: CVE-2022-46166
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-09T21:15:14.843+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.44%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-46166 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Spring boot admins is an open source administrative user interface for management of spring boot applications. All users who run Spring Boot Admin Server, having enabled Notifiers (e.g. EPSS estimates a 1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Spring boot admins is an open source administrative user interface for management of spring boot applications. All users who run Spring Boot Admin Server, having enabled Notifiers (e.g. Teams-Notifier) and write access to environment variables via UI are affected. Users are advised to upgrade to the most recent releases of Spring Boot Admin 2.6.10 and 2.7.8 to resolve this issue. Users unable to upgrade may disable any notifier or disable write access (POST request) on `/env` actuator endpoint.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.44%

69.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Codecentric	Spring Boot Admin	< 2.6.10	—
Codecentric	Spring Boot Admin	>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.8	—
Codecentric	Spring Boot Admin	3.0.0	M1

References

https://github.com/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/commit/c14c3ec12533f71f84de9ce3ce5ceb7991975f75Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/security/advisories/GHSA-w3x5-427h-wfq6Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/commit/c14c3ec12533f71f84de9ce3ce5ceb7991975f75Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/codecentric/spring-boot-admin/security/advisories/GHSA-w3x5-427h-wfq6Mitigation, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 9, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-46166?

How severe is CVE-2022-46166?

CVE-2022-46166 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46166?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

Are you affected by CVE-2022-46166?

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Source: NVD / NIST