9.1

CVE-2026-22732: vmware spring_security Forced Browsing

CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
AliasesCGA-5f22-5fm2-7f9gCGA-5fq2-93hv-crjvCGA-63hj-49ch-5cph
Published 19-03-2026Last modified 02-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-22732 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Forced Browsing vulnerability in vmware spring_security. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CGA-J87J-7FW6-JFQX

Timeline

  1. 19-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.48% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (spring.io)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard36 products
  • apache-nifi< 2.8.0-r5
  • apache-nifi-registry< 2.8.0-r2
  • apache-nifi-registry-toolkit< 2.8.0-r2
  • camunda-8.8< 8.8.22-r0
  • camunda-zeebe-8.6< 8.6.39-r0
Wolfi6 products
  • apache-nifi< 2.8.0-r5
  • apache-nifi-registry< 2.8.0-r2
  • apache-nifi-registry-toolkit< 2.8.0-r2
  • jenkins-2-openjdk-21< 2.555-r3
  • jenkins-2-openjdk-25< 2.555-r3
Org.springframework.security1 product
  • spring-security-web≤ 5.7.14 | ≥ 5.8.0, ≤ 5.8.16 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.3.10 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.13 | ≥ 6.5.0, < 6.5.9 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.4
Vmware1 product
  • spring_security≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.21 | ≥ 5.8.0, ≤ 5.8.23 | ≥ 6.3.0, ≤ 6.3.14 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.14 | ≥ 6.5.0, ≤ 6.5.8 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.3 | < 5.7.22 | ≥ 5.8.0, < 5.8.24 | ≥ 6.3.0, < 6.3.15 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.15 | ≥ 6.5.0, < 6.5.9 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.4

4 vendors · 44 products

References

4 links