Timing Attack Bypass Vulnerability in Spring Security Products
CVE-2026-22746

3.7LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Spring

Status
Spring Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-22746?

A vulnerability in Spring Security allows attackers to bypass the timing attack defenses associated with user attributes like UserDetails#isEnabled, #isAccountNonExpired, or #isAccountNonLocked. This issue can lead to unauthorized access for users marked as disabled, expired, or locked, potentially exposing sensitive application functionalities. Applications utilizing these user attributes between specified versions of Spring Security are at risk and should be updated to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Spring Security 5.7.0 <= 5.7.22

Spring Security 5.8.0 <= 5.8.24

Spring Security 6.3.0 <= 6.3.15

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22746

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.7
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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