GHSA-hh32-7344-cg2f · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Authorization bypass in Spring Security
In spring security versions prior to 5.4.11+, 5.5.7+ , 5.6.4+ and older unsupported versions, RegexRequestMatcher can easily be misconfigured to be bypassed on some servlet containers. Applications using RegexRequestMatcher with `.` in the regular expression are possibly vulnerable to an authorization bypass.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-22978 is rated High Risk (75.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 90.22%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.31% 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 | 2026-05-26 | 88.92% | 90.22% | +1.31% |
| 2 | 2026-05-22 | 90.22% | 88.92% | -1.31% |
| 3 | 2026-05-07 | — | 90.22% | — |
Full EPSS history (38 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-hh32-7344-cg2f · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Authorization bypass in Spring Security
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-22978 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2022-22978 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libspring-java, libspring-security-2.0-java), 16 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 9, ignored 7. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-22978 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| vmware | spring_security | < 5.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| vmware | spring_security | >= 5.6.0, < 5.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio | 8.0.8.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio | 8.0.8.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_crime_and_compliance_management_studio:8.0.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | — | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |