CVE-2026-22733 json
Authentication Bypass under Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints
published 2026-03-19 7 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-mgvc-8q2h-5pgc , EUVD-2026-13349
- cvss
- 8.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator 3.5.12, 4.0.4
- vmware spring_boot 2.7.32, 3.3.18, 3.4.15, 3.5.12, 4.0.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator | >=4.0.0-M1, <4.0.4 >=3.5.0, <3.5.12 >=3.4.0, <=3.4.13 >=3.0.0, <=3.3.13 <=2.7.18 |
4.0.4 3.5.12 |
Affected products
- Spring Spring Security
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- Technology feeds
References
-
spring.io
/security/cve-2026-22733
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22733
advisory
-
github.com
/spring-projects/spring-boot
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-22733
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-mgvc-8q2h-5pgc
- NVD CVE-2026-22733
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