High [CVE-2026-22733] Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability
This high-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2026-22733 affecting Spring Boot, Spring Security.
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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 the path used by the CloudFoundry Actuator endpoints.
This issue affects Spring Security: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, from 3.5.0 through 3.5.11, from 3.4.0 through 3.4.14, from 3.3.0 through 3.3.17, from 2.7.0 through 2.7.31.
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.3
- 3.5.0
- 3.5.11
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.14
- 3.3.0
- 3.3.17
- 2.7.0
- 2.7.31
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
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