---
id: CVE-2026-22752
title: >-
  Authentication bypass by primary weakness vulnerability in Spring Security
  Spring Authorization Server.


  This issue affects Spring Authorization Server: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, from
  1.5.0 through 1.5.6, from 1.4.0 through 1.4.9, from 1…
summary: >-
  Authentication bypass by primary weakness vulnerability in Spring Security
  Spring Authorization Server.


  This issue affects Spring Authorization Server: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, from
  1.5.0 through 1.5.6, from 1.4.0 through 1.4.9, from 1…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
vendor: broadcom
product: spring_authorization_server
affected:
  - 'spring_authorization_server >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.11'
  - 'spring_authorization_server >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.10'
  - 'spring_authorization_server >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.7'
patched:
  - spring_authorization_server 1.5.7
published: '2026-07-16'
updated: '2026-09-04'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22752'
references:
  - url: 'https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22752'
    label: security@vmware.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00479
epssPercentile: 0.38639
ingestedAt: '2026-09-05T13:39:55.735Z'
---

## Overview

Authentication bypass by primary weakness vulnerability in Spring Security Spring Authorization Server.

This issue affects Spring Authorization Server: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4, from 1.5.0 through 1.5.6, from 1.4.0 through 1.4.9, from 1.3.0 through 1.3.10.

## Affected

- `spring_authorization_server >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.11`
- `spring_authorization_server >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.10`
- `spring_authorization_server >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.7`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `spring_authorization_server 1.5.7`