Is CVE-2022-46166 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2022-46166 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2022-46166 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2022-46166 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-46166?

CVE-2022-46166 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2022-46166

CWE-94Published: December 9, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

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.

NVD Source

Risk Analysis

Spring Boot Admin is vulnerable to unauthorized environment variable access when specific notifiers are enabled and UI write access is permitted. This critical flaw, rated 9.8, could lead to full application control.

There is no public exploit circulating, and it is not in the KEV catalog. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low complexity.

Recommended Action

Upgrade to Spring Boot Admin 2.6.10 or 2.7.8. If upgrading is not possible, disable notifiers or restrict write access to the /env actuator endpoint.

Generated by the CTIWATCH analysis pipeline from this CVE's metadata (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status, exploit intelligence). Verify against vendor advisories before acting.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-46166 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.