Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4 x.509 Certificate certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component x.509 Certificate Handler. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-22747. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4. This affects an unknown functionality of the component x.509 Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values, which can lead to reading the wrong value for the username. In a carefully crafted certificate, this can lead to an attacker impersonating another user. This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.

It is possible to read the advisory at spring.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22747 since 01/09/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/16/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Security

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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-2026-22747 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358779
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 09:42
Updated: 07/16/2026 14:52
Changes: 04/22/2026 09:42 (64), 04/22/2026 12:27 (7), 07/02/2026 11:27 (11), 07/16/2026 14:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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