High [CVE-2026-22731 +1] Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability
This high-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2026-22731 and CVE-2026-22733; related products: Spring Boot.
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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.
- 4.0.3
- 3.5.11
- 3.4.15
NVD record · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 4.0.3, 3.5.11, 3.4.15. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
NVD record · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 months ago·verify at source
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