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CVE-2026-22731 — Vulnerability in...

HIGH

Spring Boot has an Authentication Bypass under Actuator Health groups paths

Published March 20, 2026Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability when an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under a specific path, already configured for a Health Group additional path. This issue affects Spring Boot: from 4.0 before 4.0.3, from 3.5 before 3.5.11, from 3.4 before 3.4.15. This CVE is similar but not equivalent to CVE-2026-22733, as the conditions for exploit and vulnerable versions are different.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 20, 2026 (206 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 174 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator to 3.5.12 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 3.5.12 for org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator -->
Maven
Update org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator to 4.0.4 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.0.4 for org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (3)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
maven
3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.10, 3.4.11 (+10 more)Range-based data available
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
maven
3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.10, 3.5.11 (+8 more)3.5.12
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
maven
4.0.0, 4.0.0-M1, 4.0.0-M2, 4.0.0-M3 (+5 more)4.0.4

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.2 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-22731?
Spring Boot has an Authentication Bypass under Actuator Health groups paths This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.2/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-22731?
CVE-2026-22731 affects org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-22731 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.2

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-8hfc-fq58-r658

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