CVE-2025-22223 Spring Security Vulnerable to Authorization Bypass via Security Annotations
Attackers can bypass method security checks on parameterized types in Spring Security, potentially accessing protected functionality without authorization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-22223?
CVE-2025-22223 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Spring Security, published on 24 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.3 may not correctly locate method security annotations on parameterized types or methods. This may cause an authorization bypass.
You are not affected if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity, or you do not have method security annotations on parameterized types or methods, or all method security annotations are attached to target methods
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22223?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.springframework.security:spring-security-core.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core Maven | From 6.4.0 | 6.4.4 |
org.springframework.security:spring-security-core Maven | From 6.4.0 | 6.4.4 |
How do I fix CVE-2025-22223?
Upgrade org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to 6.4.4 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-22223 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22223 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-MT60008, GHSA-hh3m-g4qj-4835, MINI-4hv9-68x6-2x4g, MINI-vfrm-qwf2-gq3m.