# CVE-2026-22753: Servlet Path Not Correctly Included in Path Matching of HttpSecurity#securityMatchers

- Also known as: GHSA-4WRG-8WPC-H923
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.5
- Published: 2026-04-22 · Updated: 2026-04-22

## Affected

- Spring Spring Security: from 7.0.0, through 7.0.4
- org.springframework.security:spring-security-config (Maven): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.5

## Description

Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using securityMatchers(String) and a PathPatternRequestMatcher.Builder bean to prepend a servlet path, matching requests to that filter chain may fail and its related security components will not be exercised as intended by the application. This can lead to the authentication, authorization, and other security controls being rendered inactive on intended requests.This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Spring, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.5) per the references below.
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## References

- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22753

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