Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4 improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function securityMatchers/PathPatternRequestMatcher.Builder. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-22753. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4. This vulnerability affects the function securityMatchers/PathPatternRequestMatcher.Builder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using securityMatchers(String) and a PathPatternRequestMatcher.Builder bean to prepend a servlet path, matching requests to that filter chain may fail and its related security components will not be exercised as intended by the application. This can lead to the authentication, authorization, and other security controls being rendered inactive on intended requests.This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.

The advisory is shared for download at spring.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-22753 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/16/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 7.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1221). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Security

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spring Security 7.0.5

Timelineinfo

01/09/2026 CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +102 days Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/16/2026 +85 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: spring.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-22753 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358768
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1221 - VMware Tanzu Spring Security: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2026 09:38
Updated: 07/16/2026 14:52
Changes: 04/22/2026 09:38 (64), 04/23/2026 05:13 (7), 07/16/2026 14:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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