Spring Security Spring Authorization Server up to 1.3.10/1.4.9/1.5.6/7.0.4 improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Spring Security Spring Authorization Server up to 1.3.10/1.4.9/1.5.6/7.0.4. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-22752. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Spring Security Spring Authorization Server up to 1.3.10/1.4.9/1.5.6/7.0.4. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Authentication bypass by primary weakness vulnerability in Spring Security Spring Authorization Server. This issue affects Spring Authorization Server: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, from 1.5.0 through 1.5.6, from 1.4.0 through 1.4.9, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.10.

The advisory is shared at spring.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22752 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/16/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Spring Security

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• Spring Authorization Server

Version

• 1.3.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.3.3
• 1.3.4
• 1.3.5
• 1.3.6
• 1.3.7
• 1.3.8
• 1.3.9
• 1.3.10
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.8
• 1.4.9
• 1.5.0
• 1.5.1
• 1.5.2
• 1.5.3
• 1.5.4
• 1.5.5
• 1.5.6
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4

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