GHSA-MGVC-8Q2H-5PGC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-20 00:31 – Updated: 2026-03-20 20:42
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Summary
Spring Boot has an Authentication Bypass under Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints
Details

Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability when an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under the path used by the CloudFoundry Actuator endpoints. This issue affects Spring Security: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, from 3.5.0 through 3.5.11, from 3.4.0 through 3.4.14, from 3.3.0 through 3.3.17, from 2.7.0 through 2.7.31.

Severity ?
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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    {
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        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator"
      },
      "ranges": [
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              "introduced": "4.0.0-M1"
            },
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              "fixed": "4.0.4"
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        }
      ]
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      },
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              "last_affected": "2.7.18"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-22733"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-288"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-20T20:42:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-20T00:16:15Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an \"Authentication Bypass\" vulnerability when an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under the path used by the CloudFoundry Actuator endpoints.\u00a0This issue affects Spring Security: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, from 3.5.0 through 3.5.11, from 3.4.0 through 3.4.14, from 3.3.0 through 3.3.17, from 2.7.0 through 2.7.31.",
  "id": "GHSA-mgvc-8q2h-5pgc",
  "modified": "2026-03-20T20:42:31Z",
  "published": "2026-03-20T00:31:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22733"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22733"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Spring Boot has an Authentication Bypass under Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints"
}


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