CVE-2026-22738
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CVE-2026-22738 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In Spring AI, a SpEL injection vulnerability exists in SimpleVectorStore when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key. A malicious actor could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Only applications that use SimpleVectorStore and pass user-supplied input as a filter expression key are affected. This issue affects Spring AI: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5, from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4.. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In Spring AI, a SpEL injection vulnerability exists in SimpleVectorStore when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key. A malicious actor could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Only applications that use SimpleVectorStore and pass user-supplied input as a filter expression key are affected. This issue affects Spring AI: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5, from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Ai | >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.5 |
| Vmware | Spring Ai | >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.4 |
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22738Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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