High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2026· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2026-22731
CVE-2026-22731
Description
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.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuatorMaven | >= 3.4.0, <= 3.4.13 | — |
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuatorMaven | >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.12 | 3.5.12 |
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuatorMaven | >= 4.0.0-M1, < 4.0.4 | 4.0.4 |
Affected products
1Patches
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References
3- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hfc-fq58-r658ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22731ghsaADVISORY
- spring.io/security/cve-2026-22731nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
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