CVE-2025-22235 | Spring Boot EndpointRequest.to() creates wrong matcher if actuator endpoint is not exposed

EndpointRequest.to() creates a matcher for null/** if the actuator endpoint, for which the EndpointRequest has been created, is disabled or not exposed. Your application may be affected by this if all the following conditions are met: * You use Spring Security * EndpointRequest.to() has been used in a Spring Security chain configuration * The endpoint which EndpointRequest references is disabled or not exposed via web * Your application handles requests to /null and this path needs protection You are not affected if any of the following is true: * You don't use Spring Security * You don't use EndpointRequest.to() * The endpoint which EndpointRequest.to() refers to is enabled and is exposed * Your application does not handle requests to /null or this path does not need protection

Published: 2025-04-28 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-22235 is rated Moderate Risk (44/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-22235

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 2026-06-03 0.46% 0.21% -0.25%
2 2026-06-02 0.36% 0.46% +0.10%
3 2026-02-22 — 0.36% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-22235

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 3.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-22235

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-22235

GHSA-rc42-6c7j-7h5r · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Spring Boot EndpointRequest.to() creates wrong matcher if actuator endpoint is not exposed

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-22235

vendor priority summary link
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-22235
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-22235 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-22235

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-22235

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2025-22235

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