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

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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.

Published: 2022-05-12 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-29885 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 55.53%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-29885

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
51262 exploit_db edb 2023-04-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-29885

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-10 58.50% 55.53% -2.97%
2 2026-03-28 60.11% 58.50% -1.61%
3 2026-03-04 — 60.11% —

Full EPSS history (63 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-29885

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-29885

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-29885

GHSA-r84p-88g2-2vx2 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Tomcat EncryptInterceptor error leads to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-29885

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-29885 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tomcat9), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-29885
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29885
suse low CVE-2022-29885 severity low: SUSE including 11 source package names (tomcat, tomcat-admin-webapps, …), 236 product×package rows across 40 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (40 product lines)): Will Not Fix 162, Known Not Affected 74. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29885/
ubuntu low CVE-2022-29885 low priority: Ubuntu including 5 source packages (tomcat10, tomcat6, tomcat7, tomcat8, tomcat9), 39 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 14, ignored 8, not-affected 8, released 6, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29885

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-29885

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache tomcat >= 8.5.38, <= 8.5.78 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 9.0.13, <= 9.0.62 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat >= 10.0.0, <= 10.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone10:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone11:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone12:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone13:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone14:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone4:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone5:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone6:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone7:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone8:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache tomcat 10.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:10.1.0:milestone9:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hospitality_cruise_shipboard_property_management_system 20.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hospitality_cruise_shipboard_property_management_system:20.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-29885

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