GHSA-4VRC-J85C-598C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-22 06:30 – Updated: 2026-04-29 20:50
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Summary
Spring Security Doesn't Correctly Include Servlet Path in Path Matching of XML Authorization Rules
Details

Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application uses  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.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 7.0.4"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.springframework.security:spring-security-config"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "7.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.0.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-22754"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-29T20:50:05Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-22T06:16:04Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application uses\u00a0\u003csec:intercept-url servlet-path=\"/servlet-path\" pattern=\"/endpoint/**\"/\u003e\u00a0to 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-4vrc-j85c-598c",
  "modified": "2026-04-29T20:50:05Z",
  "published": "2026-04-22T06:30:29Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22754"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22754"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Spring Security Doesn\u0027t Correctly Include Servlet Path in Path Matching of XML Authorization Rules"
}



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