# CVE-2026-22754: ervlet Path Not Correctly Included in Path Matching of XML Authorization Rules

- Also known as: GHSA-4VRC-J85C-598C
- 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: 2026-07-15

## 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 uses <sec:intercept-url servlet-path="/servlet-path" pattern="/endpoint/**"/> to define the servlet path for computing a path matcher, then the servlet path is not included and the related authorization rules are not exercised. This can lead to an authorization bypass.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-2026-22754

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