CVE-2026-22753
Servlet Path Not Correctly Included in Path Matching of HttpSecurity#securityMatchers
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
April 22, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 24, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Spring Security to version 5.8.7 or later.
- Update Spring Security to version 6.2.1 or later.
- Update Spring Security to version 7.0.5 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-22753.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22753 | Vendor Advisory Mitigation |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 24, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.5 Added Reference Type VMware: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22753 Types: Mitigation, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Apr. 22, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CWE-693 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 22, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description 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. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Added Reference https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22753