CVE-2025-41235: Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-444Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00357 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring cloud Gateway (VMware): 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8 +2Spring Cloud Gateway Server MVC (VMware): 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8+2 more products
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring cloud Gateway | 2.2.10.RELEASE - 4.2.2, 4.3.0-{M1, M2, RC1} to before 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8, 4.0.12, 3.1.10 | 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8, 4.0.12, 3.1.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| VMware | Spring Cloud Gateway Server MVC | 4.1.7 - 4.2.2, 4.3.0-{M1, M2, RC1} to before 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8 | 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) | 4.2.0 to before 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 | Patch available | GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 |
| — | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) | 4.1.0 to before 4.1.8 | 4.1.8 | Patch available | GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 |
| — | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) | 4.0.0 – 4.0.9 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 |
| — | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) | before 3.1.10 | 3.1.10 | Patch available | GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 |
| — | org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvc (Maven) | 4.1.7 to before 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 | Patch available | GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 |
- Spring cloud Gateway VendorVMware Affected 2.2.10.RELEASE - 4.2.2, 4.3.0-{M1, M2, RC1} to before 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8, 4.0.12, 3.1.10 Fixed in 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8, 4.0.12, 3.1.10 Patch available CNA
- Spring Cloud Gateway Server MVC VendorVMware Affected 4.1.7 - 4.2.2, 4.3.0-{M1, M2, RC1} to before 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8 Fixed in 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.3 Fixed in 4.2.3 Patch available GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.8 Fixed in 4.1.8 Patch available GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 – 4.0.9 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.10 Fixed in 3.1.10 Patch available GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5
- org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvc (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.7 to before 4.2.3 Fixed in 4.2.3 Patch available GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring cloud Gateway (VMware) Fixed in 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8, 4.0.12, 3.1.10
- Fix · CNA Spring Cloud Gateway Server MVC (VMware) Fixed in 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8
- Fix · GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) Fixed in 4.2.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) Fixed in 4.1.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (Maven) Fixed in 3.1.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvc (Maven) Fixed in 4.2.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41235
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-41235 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41235 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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