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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
5Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 724 maven packages depend on org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator (548 direct, 176 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 3.4.0.
DescriptionCVE.org
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. This 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. This CVE is similar but not equivalent to CVE-2026-22733, as the conditions for exploit and vulnerable versions are different.
AnalysisAI
Spring Boot Actuator endpoints can be bypassed for authentication when application endpoints are configured under Health Group paths in versions 4.0 before 4.0.3, 3.5 before 3.5.11, and 3.4 before 3.4.15. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this path-based misconfiguration to gain unauthorized access to protected resources with high confidence in authentication bypass and partial information disclosure. No patch is currently available.
Technical ContextAI
Spring Boot is a popular Java-based framework for building microservices and web applications, with Actuator being a production-ready feature that provides monitoring and management capabilities through HTTP endpoints. The vulnerability stems from improper authentication enforcement (CWE-288) where the framework fails to correctly apply authentication requirements to endpoints that fall under Health Group additional path configurations. According to the CPE data (cpe:2.3:a:spring:spring_boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), this affects the core Spring Boot framework across multiple major version branches, making it a widespread issue in the Java ecosystem.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Spring Boot to patched versions 4.0.3 or later, 3.5.11 or later, or 3.4.15 or later depending on your current major version branch, as detailed in the Spring security advisory at https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22731. As an immediate mitigation, review all Actuator endpoint configurations to ensure authentication is properly enforced at the web server or API gateway level for any endpoints under Health Group additional paths, and consider temporarily disabling or restricting access to Actuator endpoints if immediate patching is not feasible.
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EUVD-2026-13345
GHSA-8hfc-fq58-r658