CVE-2025-22234

Spring Security - BCrypt Password Encoder maximum password length breaks timing attack mitigation

Published: Jan 22, 2026Updated: Jan 26, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-208

NVD MITRE

5.3CVSSMEDIUM

Description

Spring Security has a broken timing attack mitigation implemented in DaoAuthenticationProvide

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-208

Affected Products

org.springframework.security:spring-security-core Maven OSS Libraries

Spring Security Broadcom Inc.

LibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Spring Security Spring OSS Libraries

mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

broadcom inc.commercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware by broadcom

springoss-projectOSS Librariesaka spring framework, spring boot, spring security

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22234

nvd.nist.gov

https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security

github.com

https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-22234

spring.io

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Timeline

Published

Jan 22, 2026

Last Updated

Jan 26, 2026

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