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TI-2026-18277 Aliases CVE-2026-22754GHSA-4vrc-j85c-598c

ervlet Path Not Correctly Included in Path Matching of XML Authorization Rules

Priority LOW 38CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application uses <sec:intercept-url servlet-path="/servlet-path" pattern="/endpoint/**"/> to define the servlet path for computing a path matcher, then the servlet path is not included and the related authorization rules are not exercised. This can lead to an authorization bypass.This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00266 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.springframework.security:spring-security-config (Maven): 7.0.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Security7.0.0 – 7.0.4—No fix listedCNA
—org.springframework.security:spring-security-config (Maven)7.0.0 to before 7.0.57.0.5Patch availableGHSA-4vrc-j85c-598c
  • Spring Security VendorVMware Affected 7.0.0 – 7.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.springframework.security:spring-security-config (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.5 Fixed in 7.0.5 Patch available GHSA-4vrc-j85c-598c

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0.0 to before 7.0.5VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 to before 7.0.5 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-4vrc-j85c-598c org.springframework.security:spring-security-config (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.5 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 12 products
  • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services
  • Red Hat Data Grid 8
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
  • Red Hat build of Quarkus

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22754
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4vrc-j85c-598c

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-16900 Improper access control in Spring Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13611 Authorization bypass in Spring by VMware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07154 Incorrect authorization in Spring Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-42404 Spring Security embedded UnboundID LDAP server exposes well-known administrative bind DN on all network interfaces CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-18257 Under Some Conditions Spring Security HTTP Headers Are not Written CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2014-02853 Improper authentication in Pivotal Spring Security CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
See all 43 →

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