CVE-2022-46166 | Spring Boot Admins integrated notifier support allows arbitrary code execution

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.

Published: 2022-12-09 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-46166 is rated Moderate Risk (51.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.44%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-46166

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 2026-06-15 12.71% 1.44% -11.27%
2 2026-06-09 15.30% 12.71% -2.59%
3 2026-06-08 — 15.30% —

Full EPSS history (29 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-46166

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.0 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.3 6.0 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-46166

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-46166

GHSA-w3x5-427h-wfq6 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Spring Boot Admins integrated notifier support allows arbitrary code execution

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-46166

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
codecentric spring_boot_admin < 2.6.10 cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codecentric spring_boot_admin >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
codecentric spring_boot_admin 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m1:*:*:*:*:*:*
codecentric spring_boot_admin 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m2:*:*:*:*:*:*
codecentric spring_boot_admin 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m3:*:*:*:*:*:*
codecentric spring_boot_admin 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m4:*:*:*:*:*:*
codecentric spring_boot_admin 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:codecentric:spring_boot_admin:3.0.0:m5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-46166

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