CVE-2025-41232: spring spring security Protection Mechanism Failure
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-41232 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in spring spring security. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. This can cause an authorization bypass. Your application may be affected by this if the following are true: * You are using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) and spring-security-aspects, and * You have Spring Security method annotations on a private method In that case, the target method may be able to be invoked without proper authorization. You are not affected if: * You are not using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) or spring-security-aspects, or * You have no Spring Security-annotated private methods
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated9.1CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST9.1CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
49%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Org.springframework.security2 products
- spring-security-aspects≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.6
- spring-security-core≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.6
Spring1 product
- spring security≥ 6.4.x, < 6.4.6
2 vendors · 3 products
