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[TLP:CLEAR] VMware Spring fixes 8 vulnerabilities

VMware Spring fixes 8 vulnerabilities found in various products. The most severe vulnerabilities are described below; the remaining ones can be found at [1] by clicking through the individual advisories. Products and their fixed versions: Spring Security - 5.7.22, 5.8.24, 6.3.15, 6.4.15, 6.5.9, 7.0.4 [2] Spring AI - 1.0.4, 1.1.3 [3][4] Spring Cloud Config - 3.1.13, 4.1.9, 4.2.6, 4.3.2, 5.0.2 [5] Spring Framework - 5.3.47, 6.1.26, 6.2.17, 7.0.6 [6][7] Spring Boot - 2.7.32, 3.3.18, 3.4.15, 3.5.12, 4.0.4 [8][9]

Spring Security - sensitive data exposure (CVE-2026-22732)
CVSS 9.1 (Critical)

Allows an unauthenticated remote attacker, due to incorrect writing of HTTP response headers in applications using Spring Security, to obtain sensitive information [2].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Spring Security; >=5.7.0, <=5.7.21; >=5.8.0, <=5.8.23, >=6.3.0, <=6.3.14; >=6.4.0, <=6.4.14; >=6.5.0, <=6.5.8; >=7.0.0, <=7.0.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 19. 3. 2026.

Spring AI - SQL injection (CVE-2026-22730)
CVSS 8.8 (High)

Allows an authenticated remote attacker, due to missing input sanitization in the MariaDBFilterExpressionConverter component in Spring AI, to bypass metadata-based access control and execute arbitrary SQL commands [3].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Spring AI; >=1.0.0, <1.0.4; >=1.1.0, <1.1.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

  • CVE-2026-22730 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 17. 3. 2026.

Spring AI - JSONPath injection (CVE-2026-22729)
CVSS 8.6 (High)

Allows an unauthenticated remote attacker, due to insufficient escaping of user input in JSONPath queries of the AbstractFilterExpressionConverter component in Spring AI, to bypass metadata-based access control and gain access to unauthorized documents [4].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Spring AI; >=1.0.0, <1.0.4; >=1.1.0, <1.1.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

More information:

  • CVE-2026-22729 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-917: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 17. 3. 2026.

Spring Cloud Config - SSRF (CVE-2026-22739)
CVSS 8.6 (High)

Allows an unauthenticated remote attacker, due to incorrect substitution of the profile parameter in Spring Cloud Config Server, to access files outside the configured search directories or, when using a repository backend, to perform SSRF attacks [5].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • Spring Cloud Config; >=3.1.0, <3.1.13; >=4.1.0, <4.1.9; >=4.2.0, <4.2.6; >=4.3.0, <4.3.2; >=5.0.0, <5.0.2

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

More information:

  • CVE-2026-22739 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 23. 3. 2026.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Michaela Jarošová on 26. 3. 2026.

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