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CVE-2026-22738 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Spring AI: SpEL injection is triggered when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key

Published March 27, 2026Updated May 13, 2026Source: osv

Summary

In Spring AI, a SpEL injection vulnerability exists in SimpleVectorStore when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key. A malicious actor could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Only applications that use SimpleVectorStore and pass user-supplied input as a filter expression key are affected. This issue affects Spring AI: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5, from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 27, 2026 (199 days ago).
  • Last revised May 13, 2026 — 47 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store to 1.0.5 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 1.0.5 for org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store -->
Maven
Update org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store to 1.1.4 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 1.1.4 for org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store -->

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

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store
maven
1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3 (+1 more)1.0.5
org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store
maven
1.1.0, 1.1.0-M1, 1.1.0-M2, 1.1.0-M3 (+5 more)1.1.4

Vulnerability Classification

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

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-22738?
Spring AI: SpEL injection is triggered when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-22738?
CVE-2026-22738 affects org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-22738 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c

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