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Authorization bypass in Spring SecurityGHSA-hh32-7344-cg2f

CRITICAL

GHSA-hh32-7344-cg2f is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-863 vulnerability in org.springframework.security:spring-security-core. 6 public exploit or proof-of-concept references are indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2022-22978
Published
Updated
Affected
6 pkgs
Patched
6 / 6
Exploits
6 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
12.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Moderate Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs96th percentile — riskier than 96% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%33.3%66.7%100.0%90.7%12.4%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

6 pkgs affected
☕org.springframework.security:spring-security-core☕org.springframework.security:spring-security-core☕org.springframework.security:spring-security-core☕org.springframework.security:spring-security-web☕org.springframework.security:spring-security-web☕org.springframework.security:spring-security-web

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

In spring security versions prior to 5.4.11+, 5.5.7+ , 5.6.4+ and older unsupported versions, RegexRequestMatcher can easily be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegexRequestMatcher with . in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.

Affected Packages

6 total 6 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.springframework.security:spring-security-core≥ 5.5.0&&< 5.5.75.5.7org.springframework.security:spring-security-core:5.5.7
☕Mavenorg.springframework.security:spring-security-core≥ 5.6.0&&< 5.6.45.6.4org.springframework.security:spring-security-core:5.6.4
☕Mavenorg.springframework.security:spring-security-coreall versions5.4.11org.springframework.security:spring-security-core:5.4.11
☕Mavenorg.springframework.security:spring-security-web≥ 5.5.0&&< 5.5.75.5.7org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:5.5.7
☕Mavenorg.springframework.security:spring-security-web≥ 5.6.0&&< 5.6.45.6.4org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:5.6.4
☕Mavenorg.springframework.security:spring-security-weball versions5.4.11org.springframework.security:spring-security-web:5.4.11

Affected Products

3 products · 7 configurations
Application
active iq unified managernetapp
all
Application
financial services crime and compliance management studiooracle
2 versions
8.0.8.2.08.0.8.3.0
Application
spring securityvmware
≥ 5.6.0 && < 5.6.4
range
Exploits & PoCs
6

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

In spring security versions prior to 5.4.11+, 5.5.7+ , 5.6.4+ and older …

github.comGithubMay 2022

Report on github.com

github.comGithubJun 2022

Report on github.com

github.comGithubJul 2022

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to 5.5.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hh32-7344-cg2f is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate
ProductFixed inAdvisory
OCP-Tools-4.13-RHEL-8jenkins-0:2.387.3.1684911776-3.el8RHSA-2023:3299
Red Hat Fuse 7.11spring-securityRHSA-2022:5532

Frequently Asked Questions

In Spring Security versions 5.5.6 and 5.5.7 and older unsupported versions, RegexRequestMatcher can easily be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegexRequestMatcher with `.` in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.
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