Spring Security HTTP Header Write Failure before 7.0.4
CVE-2026-22732 Published on March 19, 2026
Under Some Conditions Spring Security HTTP Headers Are not Written
When applications specify HTTP response headers for servlet applications using Spring Security, there is the possibility that the HTTP Headers will not be written.
This issue affects Spring Security Servlet applications using lazy (default) writing of HTTP Headers:
: from 5.7.0 through 5.7.21, from 5.8.0 through 5.8.23, from 6.3.0 through 6.3.14, from 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.8, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.3.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-22732 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a forced browsing Vulnerability?
The web application does not adequately enforce appropriate authorization on all restricted URLs, scripts, or files. Web applications susceptible to direct request attacks often make the false assumption that such resources can only be reached through a given navigation path and so only apply authorization at certain points in the path.
CVE-2026-22732 has been classified to as a forced browsing vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-22732
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Affected Versions
VMware Spring Security:- Version 5.7.0, <= 5.7.21 is affected.
- Version 5.8.0, <= 5.8.23 is affected.
- Version 6.3.0, <= 6.3.14 is affected.
- Version 6.4.0, <= 6.4.14 is affected.
- Version 6.5.0, <= 6.5.8 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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