diff --git a/SOURCES/hsqldb-1.8.0-CVE-2022-41853.patch b/SOURCES/hsqldb-1.8.0-CVE-2022-41853.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8352cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/hsqldb-1.8.0-CVE-2022-41853.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+From 304f6fcb4e9124b9dbabf3ae28a3a7d21942429f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com>
+Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2022 10:06:16 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix CVE-2022-41853
+
+Backport upstream fix for CVE-2022-41853 from SVN r6614.
+Java methods used in routines must now be in hsqldb.method_class_names
+value string.
+
+https://sourceforge.net/p/hsqldb/svn/6614
+---
+ src/org/hsqldb/persist/HsqlDatabaseProperties.java | 9 ++-------
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/org/hsqldb/persist/HsqlDatabaseProperties.java b/src/org/hsqldb/persist/HsqlDatabaseProperties.java
+index 2033183..b2012c2 100644
+--- a/src/org/hsqldb/persist/HsqlDatabaseProperties.java
++++ b/src/org/hsqldb/persist/HsqlDatabaseProperties.java
+@@ -57,14 +57,13 @@ public class HsqlDatabaseProperties extends HsqlProperties {
+ 
+     private static String hsqldb_method_class_names =
+         "hsqldb.method_class_names";
+-    private static HashSet accessibleJavaMethodNames;
++    private static HashSet accessibleJavaMethodNames = new HashSet();
+ 
+     static {
+         try {
+             String prop = System.getProperty(hsqldb_method_class_names);
+ 
+             if (prop != null) {
+-                accessibleJavaMethodNames = new HashSet();
+ 
+                 String[] names = StringUtil.split(prop, ";");
+ 
+@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ public class HsqlDatabaseProperties extends HsqlProperties {
+ 
+     /**
+      * If the system property "hsqldb.method_class_names" is not set, then
+-     * static methods of all available Java classes can be accessed as functions
++     * static methods of available Java classes cannot be accessed as functions
+      * in HSQLDB. If the property is set, then only the list of semicolon
+      * seperated method names becomes accessible. An empty property value means
+      * no class is accessible.<p>
+@@ -93,10 +92,6 @@ public class HsqlDatabaseProperties extends HsqlProperties {
+      */
+     public static boolean supportsJavaMethod(String name) {
+ 
+-        if (accessibleJavaMethodNames == null) {
+-            return true;
+-        }
+-
+         if (name.startsWith("org.hsqldb.Library.")) {
+             return true;
+         }
+-- 
+2.37.3
+
diff --git a/SPECS/hsqldb.spec b/SPECS/hsqldb.spec
index 8067925..2da12d8 100644
--- a/SPECS/hsqldb.spec
+++ b/SPECS/hsqldb.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 Name:           hsqldb
 Version:        1.8.1.3
-Release:        14%{?dist}
+Release:        15%{?dist}
 Epoch:          1
 Summary:        HyperSQL Database Engine
 License:        BSD
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Patch0:         %{name}-1.8.0-scripts.patch
 Patch1:         hsqldb-tmp.patch
 Patch2:         %{name}-1.8.0-specify-su-shell.patch
 Patch3:         %{name}-jdbc-4.1.patch
+Patch4:         %{name}-1.8.0-CVE-2022-41853.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  ant
 BuildRequires:  jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ chmod -R go=u-w *
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2
 %patch3 -p1
+%patch4 -p1
 
 cp %{SOURCE5} ./pom.xml
 
@@ -256,6 +258,10 @@ popd
 %{_datadir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 07 2022 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 1:1.8.1.3-15
+- Fix possible remote code execution vulnerability
+- Resolves: CVE-2022-41853
+
 * Thu Oct  8 2015 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 1:1.8.1.3-14
 - Remove dependency on initscripts
 - Add After=network.target to systemd service