How severe is CVE-2022-46166?

CVE-2022-46166 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.0, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires low privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2022-46166 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (70th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2022-46166?

CVE-2022-46166 primarily affects Codecentric Spring Boot Admin. In total, 6 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2022-46166?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2022-46166 published?

CVE-2022-46166 was published on 2022-12-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2022-46166

CVE-2022-46166 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codecentric Spring Boot Admin with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-94.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.0)
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (70th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected product: Codecentric Spring Boot Admin
Published: 2022-12-09
Last modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46166?: 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.
How severe is CVE-2022-46166?: CVE-2022-46166 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.0, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with high attack complexity, requires low privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2022-46166 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (70th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-46166?: CVE-2022-46166 primarily affects Codecentric Spring Boot Admin. In total, 6 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46166?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2022-46166 published?: CVE-2022-46166 was published on 2022-12-09 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (6)

cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m5:*:*:*:*:*:*

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