{"cve":"CVE-2026-22731","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-19T23:16:41.080","modified":"2026-06-17T10:20:18.777","status":"Analyzed","description":"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.\nThis 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.\nThis CVE is similar but not equivalent to CVE-2026-22733, as the conditions for exploit and vulnerable versions are different.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-306","CWE-288"],"references":["https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22731"],"products":["vmware:spring_boot"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:26:19.218427112+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-22731","score":0.0034,"percentile":0.27463,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-8hfc-fq58-r658","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-8hfc-fq58-r658","summary":"Spring Boot has an Authentication Bypass under Actuator Health groups paths","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:38.468261195Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator","ranges":[">=3.4.0 <=3.4.13"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator","ranges":[">=3.5.0 <3.5.12"],"fixed":["3.5.12"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator","purl":"pkg:maven/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator","ranges":[">=4.0.0-M1 <4.0.4"],"fixed":["4.0.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}