CVE-2026-22746

User Attribute Enumeration when Using DaoAuthenticationProvider

Published Apr 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using the UserDetails#isEnabled, #isAccountNonExpired, or #isAccountNonLocked user attributes, to enable, expire, or lock users, then DaoAuthenticationProvider's timing attack defense can be bypassed for users who are disabled, expired, or locked.This issue affects Spring Security: from 5.7.0 through 5.7.22, from 5.8.0 through 5.8.24, from 6.3.0 through 6.3.15, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.9, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vxf7-qj7q-83fh Spring Security Vulnerable to User Attribute Enumeration when Using DaoAuthenticationProvider
History
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First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Security
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Security
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-208
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Security
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Security
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Description Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using the UserDetails#isEnabled, #isAccountNonExpired, or #isAccountNonLocked user attributes, to enable, expire, or lock users, then DaoAuthenticationProvider's timing attack defense can be bypassed for users who are disabled, expired, or locked.This issue affects Spring Security: from 5.7.0 through 5.7.22, from 5.8.0 through 5.8.24, from 6.3.0 through 6.3.15, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.9, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.
Title User Attribute Enumeration when Using DaoAuthenticationProvider
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Apr 22, 2026, 1:36 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2026, 6:55 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 22, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 22, 2026, 5:02 AM