CVE-2026-22746 | User Attribute Enumeration when Using DaoAuthenticationProvider

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 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.

Published: 2026-04-22 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-22746 is rated Low Risk (19.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-22746

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 0.05% 0.21% +0.16%
2 2026-04-28 0.04% 0.05% +0.02%
3 2026-04-22 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-22746

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-22746

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-22746

GHSA-vxf7-qj7q-83fh · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — Spring Security Vulnerable to User Attribute Enumeration when Using DaoAuthenticationProvider

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-22746

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-22746 medium priority: Ubuntu has no source package entries, 0 status rows across 0 suites (none): no status rows. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-22746

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-22746

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware spring_security < 5.7.23 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_security >= 5.8.0, < 5.8.25 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_security >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.16 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_security >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.16 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_security >= 6.5.0, < 6.5.10 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware spring_security >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-22746

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