Spring Security InetAddressMatchers Incomplete Internal Network Classification
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
Spring Security's InetAddressMatchers utility provides matchInternal() and matchExternal() builders for constructing an InetAddressMatcher that classifies a given IP address as belonging to an internal (private) or external (public) network. Spring Security 7.1.0
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59277
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9mx-mx4m-6m48
References
More VMware Spring Security vulnerabilities
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-59277 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59277 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9mx-mx4m-6m48 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-59277 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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