GHSA-w9jg-gvgr-354m · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Resource Exhaustion in Spring Security
Spring Security versions 5.5.x prior to 5.5.1, 5.4.x prior to 5.4.7, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.10 and 5.2.x prior to 5.2.11 are susceptible to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack via the initiation of the Authorization Request in an OAuth 2.0 Client Web and WebFlux application. A malicious user or attacker can send multiple requests initiating the Authorization Request for the Authorization Code Grant, which has the potential of exhausting system resources using a single session or multiple sessions.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-22119 is rated Moderate Risk (64.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.67%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 4.90% | 6.67% | +1.78% |
| 2 | 2025-11-21 | 21.03% | 4.90% | -16.13% |
| 3 | 2025-11-18 | — | 21.03% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-w9jg-gvgr-354m · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Resource Exhaustion in Spring Security
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22119 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2021-22119 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-security-2.0-java), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 7, ignored 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-22119 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | spring_security | >= 5.2.0, < 5.2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | spring_security | >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.10 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | spring_security | >= 5.4.0, < 5.4.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | spring_security | >= 5.5.0, < 5.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_policy | 1.14.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |