Nepxion Discovery vulnerable to SpEL Injection leading to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2022-23463) | HOL Guard CVE

Critical · CVSS 9.4CVE-2022-23463GHSA-Q979-9M39-23MQ

Nepxion Discovery vulnerable to SpEL Injection leading to Remote Code Execution

Answer in brief

CVE-2022-23463 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.4) vulnerability in Nepxion Discovery vulnerable to SpEL Injection leading to Remote Code Execution. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps com.nepxion:discovery (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 25, 2022Updated Sep 10, 2026Source checked Sep 10, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 10, 2026Material review Sep 10, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Critical · CVSS 9.4
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 9.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps com.nepxion:discovery (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
com.nepxion:discoverymaven	>=0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for com.nepxion:discovery.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 25, 2022
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Nepxion Discovery is a solution for Spring Cloud. Discovery is vulnerable to SpEL Injection in discovery-commons. DiscoveryExpressionResolver’s eval method is evaluating expression with a StandardEvaluationContext, allowing the expression to reach and interact with Java classes such as java.lang.Runtime, leading to Remote Code Execution. There is no patch available for this issue at time of publication. There are no known workarounds.

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