Spring Security 7.0.0-7.0.4 Matcher Security Bypass
CVE-2026-22753 Published on April 22, 2026
Servlet Path Not Correctly Included in Path Matching of HttpSecurity#securityMatchers
Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using securityMatchers(String) and a PathPatternRequestMatcher.Builder bean to prepend a servlet path, matching requests to that filter chain may fail and its related security components will not be exercised as intended by the application. This can lead to the authentication, authorization, and other security controls being rendered inactive on intended requests.This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-22753 can be exploited 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 no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-22753
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Affected Versions
Spring Security:- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.4 is affected.