What is CVE-2026-22729?

CVE-2026-22729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring Ai, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-22729?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

RCE in Vmware Spring Ai

CVE-2026-22729

A JSONPath injection vulnerability in Spring AI's AbstractFilterExpressionConverter allows authenticated users to bypass metadata-based access controls through crafted filter expressions. User-controlled input passed to FilterExpressionBui…

Vulnerability class: Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Vmware Spring Ai — versions 1.0.x, 1.1.x
Vmware Spring_ai

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-917 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection)

References

security@vmware.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22729?: CVE-2026-22729 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Spring Ai, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection). CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-22729?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.