Vulnerability in Spring Security
CVE-2026-22753
Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using securityMatchers(String) and a PathPatternRequestMatcher.Builder bean to prepend a servlet path, matching requests to that filter chain may fail and its related security components will not be exercised as intended by the application. This can lead to the authentication, authorization, and other security controls being rendered inactive on intended requests.This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (15.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Spring Security — versions 7.0.0
- VMware Spring Security
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- spring.io/security/cve-2026-22753 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-22753?
- CVE-2026-22753 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spring Security, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2026-22753?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.