CVE-2026-22747 | Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4 x.509 Certificate certificate validation

VDB-358779 · CVE-2026-22747 · GCVE-0-2026-22747 VMWARE SPRING SECURITY UP TO 7.0.4 X.509 CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE VALIDATION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 5.2 $0-$5k 0.51+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component x.509 Certificate Handler. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-22747. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.4. This affects an unknown functionality of the component x.509 Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is: Vulnerability in Spring Spring Security. SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values, which can lead to reading the wrong value for the username. In a carefully crafted certificate, this can lead to an attacker impersonating another user. This issue affects Spring Security: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.4. It is possible to read the advisory at spring.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-22747 since 01/09/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/22/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Upgrading to version 7.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Vendor Vmware Name Spring Security Version 7.0.0 7.0.1 7.0.2 7.0.3 7.0.4 License commercial Website Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2 VulDB Base Score: 3.7 VulDB Temp Score: 3.6 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 6.8 CNA Vector (vmware): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Certificate validation CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: Spring Security 7.0.5 Timelineinfo 01/09/2026 CVE reserved 04/22/2026 +102 days Advisory disclosed 04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Vendor: vmware.com Advisory: spring.io Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-22747 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22747 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358779 scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413 Entryinfo Created: 04/22/2026 09:42 Changes: 04/22/2026 09:42 (64) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:1A3:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸