Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Affecting org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure package, versions [,3.5.12)[4.0.0-M1,4.0.4)
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- published20 Mar 2026
- disclosed20 Mar 2026
- creditGyu-hyeok Lee (g2h)
Introduced: 20 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-22733 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure to version 3.5.12, 4.0.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel via the Actuator CloudFoundry endpoints. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to protected endpoints by sending requests to application endpoints declared under the CloudFoundry Actuator path.
Note:
This is only exploitable if all of the following conditions are met:
the application is a web application
the application contributes an application endpoint that requires authentication under a subpath, like
"/cloudfoundryapplication/admin"