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TI-2026-35278 Aliases CVE-2026-47825GHSA-hf28-w9wf-5x8m

Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies in certain situations

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-346Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.

Summary

Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies in certain configuration scenarios. This affects both the WebMVC and WebFlux Gateway Servers. Affected versions: Spring Cloud Gateway 3.1.x (fix 3.1.13). Spring Cloud Gateway 4.1.x (fix 4.1.13). Spring Cloud Gateway 4.2.x (fix 4.2.9). Spring Cloud Gateway 4.3.x (fix 4.3.5). Spring Cloud Gateway 5.0.x (fix 5.0.2).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring Cloud Gateway (Spring): 3.1.13, 4.1.13, 4.2.9 +2

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Cloud Gateway3.1.0 to before 3.1.13; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.13; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.4.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.1.13.1.13, 4.1.13, 4.2.9, 4.3.4.1, 5.0.1.1Patch availableCNA
  • Spring Cloud Gateway VendorVMware Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.13; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.13; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.4.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.1.1 Fixed in 3.1.13, 4.1.13, 4.2.9, 4.3.4.1, 5.0.1.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.1.10; 4.0.0 to before 4.1.13; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.4.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.1.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_cloud_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1.10; 4.0.0 to before 4.1.13; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.9; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.4.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring Cloud Gateway (Spring) Fixed in 3.1.13, 4.1.13, 4.2.9, 4.3.4.1, 5.0.1.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47825
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hf28-w9wf-5x8m

References

  • TI-2022-07125 Code injection in Spring Cloud Gateway KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-35327 Spring Cloud Gateway SSRF and native file access with gRPC CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-18273 SSL bundle configuration silently bypassed in Spring Cloud Gateway CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-07124 Improper certificate validation in Spring Cloud Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2021-05091 Incorrect authorization in Spring Cloud Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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