cve-2026-22746
LOW CVSS 3.7 nvd
Description
Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using the UserDetails#isEnabled, #isAccountNonExpired, or #isAccountNonLocked user attributes, to enable, expire, or lock users, then DaoAuthenticationProvider's timing attack defense can be bypassed for users who are disabled, expired, or locked.This issue affects Spring Security: from 5.7.0 through 5.7.22, from 5.8.0 through 5.8.24, from 6.3.0 through 6.3.15, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.9, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.
Timeline
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- Last Modified
- 2026-10-26
CVSS Details
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
Affected Products
- vmware spring_security
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
| Version | Base | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.7 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
2.2 | 1.4 | security@vmware.com |
CPE configurations
OR
| CPE | Version range | Vulnerable |
|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
< 5.7.23 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 5.8.0, < 5.8.25 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.16 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.16 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 6.5.0, < 6.5.10 | yes |
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.5 | yes |
NVD metadata
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Source identifier
security@vmware.com
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22746 Vendor Advisory
Linked Vulnerabilities
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