CVE-2025-41235
CVE-2025-41235: Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
CVE-2025-41235: Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
- Record
CVE-2025-41235- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-16457
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
- Record
EUVD-2025-16457- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5
Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
- Record
GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
- Record
CVE-2025-41235- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5
Spring Cloud Gateway Server Forwards Headers from Untrusted Proxies
Spring Cloud Gateway Server forwards the X-Forwarded-For and Forwarded headers from untrusted proxies.
- Record
GHSA-6j2q-c73v-97c5- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-444
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1777509591 No score
TuxCare security update for org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 3.1.9-tuxcare.2.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1777509591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverMaven |
4.2.0 up to 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverMaven |
4.1.0 up to 4.1.8 | 4.1.8 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverMaven |
4.0.0 to 4.0.9 | None known |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverMaven |
before 3.1.10 | 3.1.10 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvcMaven |
4.1.7 up to 4.2.3 | 4.2.3 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverTuxCare:Maven |
3.1.9 up to 3.1.9-tuxcare.2, plus listed versions 3.1.9-tuxcare.1 |
3.1.9-tuxcare.2 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverMaven |
4.2.0 up to 4.2.3, plus listed versions 4.2.14.2.2 |
4.2.3 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverMaven |
4.1.0 up to 4.1.8, plus listed versions 4.1.14.1.24.1.34.1.44.1.54.1.64.1.7 |
4.1.8 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverMaven |
4.0.0 to 4.0.9, plus listed versions 4.0.14.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.8 |
None known |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-serverMaven |
before 3.1.10, plus listed versions 2.2.10.RELEASE2.2.6.RELEASE2.2.7.RELEASE2.2.8.RELEASE2.2.9.RELEASE Show 19 moreShow less3.0.03.0.13.0.23.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.73.0.83.1.03.1.13.1.23.1.33.1.43.1.53.1.63.1.73.1.83.1.9 |
3.1.10 |
org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server-mvcMaven |
4.1.7 up to 4.2.3, plus listed versions 4.1.84.1.94.2.04.2.14.2.2 |
4.2.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-41235 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Vmware Spring Cloud Gateway, published May 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-gateway-server 4.2.3.