How severe is CVE-2022-46166?

CVE-2022-46166 has a CVSS score of 8/10, rated HIGH. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2022-46166?

CVE-2022-46166 affects the following packages: de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin (Maven), de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin (Maven), de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46166?

Update de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin to 2.6.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-46166 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2022-46166 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-46166 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Is CVE-2022-46166 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2022-46166 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-46166?

CVE-2022-46166 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.6%, placing it in the 75th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-46166?

CVE-2022-46166 is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation. This is a high-impact weakness class that often enables remote code execution or data exposure.

When was CVE-2022-46166 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-46166 was published on December 9, 2022 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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HIGH severity

CVE-2022-46166 — spring-boot-admin

HIGHFix: codecentric/spring-boot-admin@c14c3ec

CVE-2022-46166 is a high-severity (CVSS 8) Code Injection vulnerability in de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin. A fix is available for de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Spring Boot Admins integrated notifier support allows arbitrary code execution

Also known asGHSA-w3x5-427h-wfq6

Published

Dec 9, 2022

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

3 pkgs

Patched

3 / 3

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2022-46166.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs75th percentile — riskier than 75% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

3 pkgs affected

☕de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin☕de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin☕de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

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.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin`	all versions	2.6.10`de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin:2.6.10`
☕Maven	`de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin`	≥ 2.7.0&&< 2.7.8	2.7.8`de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin:2.7.8`
☕Maven	`de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin`	≥ 3.0.0-M1&&< 3.0.0-M6	3.0.0-M6`de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin:3.0.0-M6`

Affected Products

1 product · 7 configurations

Application

spring boot admincodecentric

≥ 2.7.0 && < 2.7.8

1 version

3.0.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin to 2.6.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-46166 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

8/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Raw vector

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

CWE Classification

CWE-94Code Injection

Weaponization

No Nuclei template, Metasploit module or public proof-of-concept found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Dec 9, 2022

Last updated

Oct 28, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2022-46166

GHSA-w3x5-427h-wfq6

References

Advisorygithub.com · CVE 2022 46166.json Advisorygithub.com · GHSA w3x5 427h wfq6 Advisorynvd.nist.gov · CVE 2022 46166 Fixgithub.com · c14c3ec12533f71f84de9ce3ce5ceb7991975f75 Packagegithub.com · spring boot admin

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is high severity; 7 of 8 other CVEs with CWE-94 are rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2026-62284CVE-2026-61536CVE-2026-44267CVE-2026-44266CVE-2026-115878CVE-2026-44265CVE-2026-116583CVE-2026-116692Browse all CWE-94

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedOct 28, 2026

CVE-2022-46166 — spring-boot-admin

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Frequently Asked Questions

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