CVE-2026-22733 (High) detected in spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar, spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar

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CVE-2026-22733 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar, spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar

spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar

Spring Boot Actuator AutoConfigure

Library home page: https://projects.spring.io/spring-boot/#/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure

Path to dependency file: /dd-smoke-tests/springboot-openliberty/application/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /dd-smoke-tests/springboot-openliberty/application/target/liberty/wlp/usr/shared/resources/lib.index.cache/12/e24dc4a48cacd16be47f23fd5d5b3ca1f35681250209dcdbf0e9f3710ab25f/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/2.2.7.RELEASE/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar

Starter for using Spring Boot's Actuator which provides production ready features to help you monitor and manage your application

Library home page: https://projects.spring.io/spring-boot/#/spring-boot-parent/spring-boot-starters/spring-boot-starter-actuator

Path to dependency file: /dd-smoke-tests/springboot-openliberty/application/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/springframework/boot/spring-boot-starter-actuator/2.2.7.RELEASE/spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar,/dd-smoke-tests/springboot-openliberty/application/target/liberty/wlp/usr/shared/resources/lib.index.cache/73/68734a62da9313f4f95a823b965da0e2413d2050bda35caeebc1ec5e9a891b/spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ spring-boot-starter-actuator-2.2.7.RELEASE.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 2819174635979a19573ec0ce8e3e2b63a3848079

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability when an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under the path used by the CloudFoundry Actuator endpoints. This issue affects Spring Security: from 4.0.0 through 4.0.3, from 3.5.0 through 3.5.11, from 3.4.0 through 3.4.14, from 3.3.0 through 3.3.17, from 2.7.0 through 2.7.31.

Publish Date: 2026-03-19

URL: CVE-2026-22733

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.2)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-mgvc-8q2h-5pgc

Release Date: 2026-03-19

Fix Resolution: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:4.0.4,org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:3.5.12