CVE-2026-22748: spring spring security Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-22748 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in spring spring security. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 22-04-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 22-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. When an application configures JWT decoding with NimbusJwtDecoder or NimbusReactiveJwtDecoder, it must configure an OAuth2TokenValidator<Jwt> separately, for example by calling setJwtValidator.This issue affects Spring Security: from 6.3.0 through 6.3.14, from 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.9, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
10%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.20% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard9 products
- apache-nifi< 2.9.0-r3
- camunda-8.8< 8.8.24-r0
- camunda-zeebe-8.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- camunda-zeebe-8.7< 8.7.28-r1
- camunda-zeebe-8.8< 8.8.24-r0
Wolfi2 products
- apache-nifi< 2.9.0-r3
- thingsboard-tb-node< 4.3.1.1-r6
Org.springframework.security1 product
- spring-security-oauth2-jose≥ 6.3.0, ≤ 6.3.14 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.14 | ≥ 6.5.0, < 6.5.10 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.5
Spring1 product
- spring security≥ 6.3.0, ≤ 6.3.14 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.14 | ≥ 6.5.0, ≤ 6.5.9 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.4
Vmware1 product
- spring_security< 6.3.15 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.15 | ≥ 6.5.0, < 6.5.10 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.5
5 vendors · 14 products