Spring AI SpEL Injection via SimpleVectorStore (1.0.01.0.4, 1.1.01.1.3)
CVE-2026-22738 Published on March 27, 2026

SpEL Injection via Unescaped Filter Key in SimpleVectorStore Leads to Remote Code Execution
In Spring AI, a SpEL injection vulnerability exists in SimpleVectorStore when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key. A malicious actor could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Only applications that use SimpleVectorStore and pass user-supplied input as a filter expression key are affected. This issue affects Spring AI: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5, from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-22738 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 be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2026-22738

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Affected Versions

Spring AI:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.09%
Percentile
26.17%

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