CVE-2026-22733
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Spring Boot
PublishedMar 20, 2026
First seenMar 20, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-288CWE-288
How to fix
Update
- vmware spring_boot2.7.32, 3.3.18, 3.4.15, 3.5.12, 4.0.4 or later
- org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator4.0.4, 3.5.12 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware spring_boot | v < 2.7.32, 3.3.0 ≤ v < 3.3.18, 3.4.0 ≤ v < 3.4.15, 3.5.0 ≤ v < 3.5.12, 4.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.4 | 2.7.32, 3.3.18, 3.4.15, 3.5.12, 4.0.4 |
| org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuatorMaven | 4.0.0-M1 ≤ v < 4.0.4, 3.5.0 ≤ v < 3.5.12, 3.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.4.13, 3.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.3.13, v ≤ 2.7.18 | 4.0.4, 3.5.12 |
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