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CVE-2026-22754

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

Published: Apr 22, 2026Updated: Apr 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-284

Affected Products

Spring SecuritySpringOSS Libraries
spring securityvmware
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
springoss-projectOSS Librariesaka spring framework, spring boot, spring security
vmwarecommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware inc

Exploitability

Workaround Available

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22754
spring.io

Timeline

Published
Apr 22, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 24, 2026

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