📄 Description (English)
VMware Spring Cloud Gateway Code Injection Vulnerability — Spring Cloud Gateway applications are vulnerable to a code injection attack when the Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled, exposed and unsecured.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
VMware Spring Cloud Gateway versions prior to 3.1.1 and 3.0.7 contain a critical code injection vulnerability in the Gateway Actuator endpoint that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when the endpoint is exposed without proper authentication. This vulnerability has active exploits available and poses an immediate threat to organizations running vulnerable versions. The CVSS score of 9.0 reflects the severity and ease of exploitation.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 21, 2026 15:33
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses critical risk to Saudi financial institutions (SAMA-regulated banks), government agencies (NCA oversight), and telecommunications providers (STC, Mobily) that utilize Spring Cloud Gateway for API management and microservices orchestration. Energy sector organizations (ARAMCO, SEC) managing critical infrastructure through cloud-based gateways are particularly vulnerable. Healthcare providers and e-commerce platforms using Spring Cloud Gateway for customer-facing applications face direct exposure to remote code execution attacks. The vulnerability's unauthenticated nature and high exploit availability make it an immediate threat to Saudi critical infrastructure.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Telecommunications
Energy and Utilities
Healthcare
E-commerce and Retail
Insurance
Transportation and Logistics
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059.001 - PowerShell
T1059.004 - Unix Shell
T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution
T1133 - External Remote Services
T1021 - Remote Service Session Initiation
T1098 - Account Manipulation
T1110 - Brute Force
T1040 - Network Sniffing
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Spring Cloud Gateway deployments in your environment and verify if Gateway Actuator endpoint is enabled
2. Immediately disable or restrict access to the Gateway Actuator endpoint (/actuator/gateway/**) using network-level controls or WAF rules
3. Implement authentication and authorization controls on all actuator endpoints
4. Review access logs for suspicious requests to actuator endpoints
PATCHING:
1. Upgrade Spring Cloud Gateway to version 3.1.1 or later (for 3.1.x branch) or 3.0.7 or later (for 3.0.x branch)
2. Test patches in non-production environments before deployment
3. Plan immediate patching for production systems given CVSS 9.0 severity
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
1. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to Gateway Actuator endpoints
2. Deploy WAF rules to block requests to /actuator/gateway endpoints
3. Enable authentication on all actuator endpoints via Spring Security configuration
4. Monitor for exploitation attempts using IDS/IPS signatures
DETECTION:
1. Monitor for POST/PUT requests to /actuator/gateway/routes endpoints
2. Alert on requests containing SpEL expressions or code injection patterns
3. Track unusual process execution from Java/Spring Cloud Gateway processes
4. Monitor for unexpected outbound connections from gateway services
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع نشرات Spring Cloud Gateway في بيئتك وتحقق مما إذا كانت نقطة نهاية Gateway Actuator مفعلة
2. عطل أو قيد الوصول إلى نقطة نهاية Gateway Actuator (/actuator/gateway/**) باستخدام عناصر التحكم على مستوى الشبكة أو قواعد WAF
3. طبق عناصر التحكم في المصادقة والتفويض على جميع نقاط نهاية المشغل
4. راجع سجلات الوصول للطلبات المريبة إلى نقاط نهاية المشغل
التصحيح:
1. ترقية Spring Cloud Gateway إلى الإصدار 3.1.1 أو أحدث (لفرع 3.1.x) أو 3.0.7 أو أحدث (لفرع 3.0.x)
2. اختبر التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج قبل النشر
3. خطط للتصحيح الفوري لأنظمة الإنتاج نظراً لخطورة CVSS 9.0
عناصر التحكم البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
1. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى نقاط نهاية Gateway Actuator
2. نشر قواعد WAF لحجب الطلبات إلى نقاط نهاية /actuator/gateway
3. فعل المصادقة على جميع نقاط نهاية المشغل عبر تكوين Spring Security
4. راقب محاولات الاستغلال باستخدام توقيعات IDS/IPS
الكشف:
1. راقب طلبات POST/PUT إلى نقاط نهاية /actuator/gateway/routes
2. أصدر تنبيهات للطلبات التي تحتوي على تعبيرات SpEL أو أنماط حقن الأكواد
3. تتبع تنفيذ العمليات غير المتوقعة من عمليات Java/Spring Cloud Gateway
4. راقب الاتصالات الخارجية غير المتوقعة من خدمات البوابة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access control policy
A.6.2.1 - User registration and access rights management
A.8.2.1 - Classification of information
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on software installation
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.12.4.3 - Administrator and operator logs
A.13.1.1 - Network security perimeter
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance - Policy and Risk Management
Governance - Compliance and Audit
Protection - Access Control
Protection - Data Protection
Detection - Security Monitoring
Response - Incident Management
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
5.3 - Access control
6.5 - Control of changes
8.1 - Information security risk assessment
8.2 - Information security risk treatment
8.3 - Information security risk acceptance
A.5.1.1 - Policies for information security
A.6.1.1 - Access control policy
A.6.2.1 - User registration and access rights
A.8.2.3 - Segregation of duties
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on software installation
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
1.1 - Firewall configuration standards
2.1 - Default security parameters
2.2.4 - Configure system security parameters
6.2 - Security patches installation
6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention
7.1 - Access control implementation
10.2 - User access logging
10.3 - Audit trail protection
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
VMware:Spring Cloud Gateway