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
Linked Vulnerabilities

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