CVE-2026-22731
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CVE-2026-22731 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability when an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under a specific path, already configured for a Health Group additional path. This issue affects Spring Boot: from 4.0 before 4.0.3, from 3.5 before 3.5.11, from 3.4 before 3.4.15. This CVE is similar but not equivalent to CVE-2026-22733, as the conditions for exploit and vulnerable versions are different.. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability when an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under a specific path, already configured for a Health Group additional path. This issue affects Spring Boot: from 4.0 before 4.0.3, from 3.5 before 3.5.11, from 3.4 before 3.4.15. This CVE is similar but not equivalent to CVE-2026-22733, as the conditions for exploit and vulnerable versions are different.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Boot | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.15 |
| Vmware | Spring Boot | >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.12 |
| Vmware | Spring Boot | >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.4 |
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22731Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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