Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22746

Vmware Spring Security ≤ 5.7.23

Published
22 April 2026
Modified
24 April 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 3.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0022 12th percentile
Risk Priority 16 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22746 is a low-severity Observable Timing Discrepancy (CWE-208) vulnerability in Vmware Spring Security. Its CVSS base score is 3.7 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Brute Force (T1110); ranked at the 12th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) and RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. If an application is using the UserDetails#isEnabled, #isAccountNonExpired, or #isAccountNonLocked user attributes, to enable, expire, or lock users, then DaoAuthenticationProvider's timing attack defense can be bypassed for users who are disabled, expired, or locked.This issue…

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affects Spring Security: from 5.7.0 through 5.7.22, from 5.8.0 through 5.8.24, from 6.3.0 through 6.3.15, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.9, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4.

CWE(s)
CWE-208

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
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T1110.001 Password Guessing Credential Access
Adversaries with no prior knowledge of legitimate credentials within the system or environment may guess passwords to attempt access to accounts.
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Why these techniques?

Bypassing DaoAuthenticationProvider timing defenses directly facilitates more effective password guessing and brute force against accounts with specific status flags.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

vmware
spring security
≤ 5.7.23 · 5.8.0 — 5.8.25 · 6.3.0 — 6.3.16

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
  • SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V11.2.4

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly eliminates the DaoAuthenticationProvider timing bypass by requiring upgrade to a patched Spring Security release outside the listed vulnerable ranges.

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation partial match
prevent

Requires developer testing that would detect observable timing discrepancies (CWE-208) when account status flags are used in authentication decisions.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Enables discovery of the known vulnerable Spring Security versions through authenticated scanning or software composition analysis before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require constant-time implementations that eliminate observable timing discrepancies.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.17 Clock synchronization none match
none

Consistent reference clocks limit the attacker's ability to measure or manipulate timing differences that could reveal internal state or processing paths.

References