CVE-2026-22733

Authentication Bypass under Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints

Published Mar 19, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability when an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under the path used by the CloudFoundry Actuator endpoints. This issue affects Spring Security: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, from 3.5.0 through 3.5.11, from 3.4.0 through 3.4.14, from 3.3.0 through 3.3.17, from 2.7.0 through 2.7.31.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mgvc-8q2h-5pgc Spring Boot has an Authentication Bypass under Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints
References
History
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First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Boot
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Boot
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Security
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Security
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Description Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability when an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under the path used by the CloudFoundry Actuator endpoints. This issue affects Spring Security: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, from 3.5.0 through 3.5.11, from 3.4.0 through 3.4.14, from 3.3.0 through 3.3.17, from 2.7.0 through 2.7.31.
Title Authentication Bypass under Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints
Weaknesses CWE-288
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Mar 20, 2026, 2:45 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2026, 6:54 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 20, 2026, 12:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:20 AM