# CVE-2026-22752: Auth bypass in Spring Authorization Server

> Attackers can bypass authentication via insufficient validation in Dynamic Client Registration endpoints of Spring Authorization Server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** CLSA-2026-1788528946, CLSA-2026-1792128363, CLSA-2026-1792160409, GHSA-h9v6-4cv4-ghhq

## What is CVE-2026-22752?

CVE-2026-22752 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Spring Authorization Server, published on 16 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-22752?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Spring Authorization Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-22752?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-22752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Spring Authorization Server

- [CVE-2026-59316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59316/): Spring Authorization Server Default Consent Page is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2026-59355](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-59355/): Spring Authorization Server: Open Redirect via request_uri parameter (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-41008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41008/): Spring Security Authorization Server Open Redirect via request_uri (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-22752 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-22752 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Spring Authorization Server, published on 16 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-22752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Spring Authorization Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22752/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22752/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22752
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22752
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-22752

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22752/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.