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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-41235High confidence

CVE-2025-41235: Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies

VMware · Spring cloud Gateway

8.6HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-16457

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.

What

Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.

Why

The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.

Why

The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-444

CWE-444: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling'). The product acts as an intermediary HTTP agent (such as a proxy or firewall) in the data flow between two entities such as a client and server, but it does not interpret malformed HTTP requests or responses in ways that are consistent with how the messages will be processed by those entities that are at the ultimate destination.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-444
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-1200VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Gateway Server: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in VMware Tanzu Spring Cloud Gateway Server ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0788Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

rt/pages/node/7276939 Référence CVE CVE-2024-38820 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38820 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7246 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7246 Référence CVE CVE-2025-14087 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14087 Référence CVE CVE-2025-14512 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14512 Référence CVE CVE-2025-14813 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14813 Référence CVE CVE-2025-22233 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22233 Référence CVE CVE-2025-22235 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22235 Référence CVE CVE-2025-41234 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41234 Référence CVE CVE-2025-41235 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41235 Référence CVE CVE-2025-41242 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41242 Référence CVE CVE-2025-41248 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41248 Référence CVE CVE-2025-41249 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41249 Référence CVE CVE-2025-52999 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52999 Référence CVE CVE-2025-64756 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-64756 Référence CVE CVE-2026-10845 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10845 Référence CVE CVE-2026-22007 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22007 Référence CVE CVE-2026-22008 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1131Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

d?id=CVE-2025-38292 Référence CVE CVE-2025-38351 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38351 Référence CVE CVE-2025-38724 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-38724 Référence CVE CVE-2025-39718 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39718 Référence CVE CVE-2025-39761 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39761 Référence CVE CVE-2025-39825 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39825 Référence CVE CVE-2025-39883 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39883 Référence CVE CVE-2025-39955 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39955 Référence CVE CVE-2025-41234 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41234 Référence CVE CVE-2025-41235 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-41235 Référence CVE CVE-2025-4447 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4447 Référence CVE CVE-2025-46653 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46653 Référence CVE CVE-2025-47273 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47273 Référence CVE CVE-2025-47287 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47287 Référence CVE CVE-2025-47906 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47906 Référence CVE CVE-2025-47907 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47907 Référence CVE CVE-2025-47913 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-47913 Référence CVE CVE-2025-48734 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0460Vulnérabilité dans Spring Cloud Gateway Server

Une vulnérabilité a été découverte dans Spring Cloud Gateway Server. Elle permet à un attaquant de provoquer un contournement de la politique de sécurité.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
2.2.10.RELEASE - 4.2.2, 4.3.0-{M1, M2, RC1} < 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8, 4.0.12, 3.1.10; 4.1.7 - 4.2.2, 4.3.0-{M1, M2, RC1} < 4.3.0, 4.2.3, 4.1.8
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 30 May 2025 · Last source change 30 May 2025, 12:27 UTC · CWE-444 · Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-16457
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD not scheduled

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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