CVE-2026-22738
Critical
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.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Vmware Spring Ai
PublishedMar 27, 2026
First seenMar 27, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-88CWE-88
How to fix
Update
- vmware spring_ai1.0.5, 1.1.4 or later
- org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store1.0.5, 1.1.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vmware spring_ai | 1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.0.5, 1.1.0 ≤ v < 1.1.4 | 1.0.5, 1.1.4 |
| org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-storeMaven | 1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.0.5, 1.1.0-M1 ≤ v < 1.1.4 | 1.0.5, 1.1.4 |
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