CVE-2026-22732
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CVE-2026-22732 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. When applications specify HTTP response headers for servlet applications using Spring Security, there is the possibility that the HTTP Headers will not be written. This issue affects Spring Security Servlet applications using lazy (default) writing of HTTP Headers: : from 5.7.0 through 5.7.21, from 5.8.0 through 5.8.23, from 6.3.0 through 6.3.14, from 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.8, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.3.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When applications specify HTTP response headers for servlet applications using Spring Security, there is the possibility that the HTTP Headers will not be written. This issue affects Spring Security Servlet applications using lazy (default) writing of HTTP Headers: : from 5.7.0 through 5.7.21, from 5.8.0 through 5.8.23, from 6.3.0 through 6.3.14, from 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.8, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.3.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Security | < 5.7.22 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 5.8.0, < 5.8.24 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.15 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.15 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 6.5.0, < 6.5.9 |
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.4 |
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22732Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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