CVE-2026-22738 | VMware Spring AI up to 1.0.4/1.1.3 injection

VDB-353809 · CVE-2026-22738 · GCVE-0-2026-22738 VMWARE SPRING AI UP TO 1.0.4/1.1.3 INJECTION HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 8.4 $0-$5k 3.02+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware Spring AI up to 1.0.4/1.1.3. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-22738. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as critical was found in VMware Spring AI up to 1.0.4/1.1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is: In Spring AI, a SpEL injection vulnerability exists in SimpleVectorStore when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key. A malicious actor could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Only applications that use SimpleVectorStore and pass user-supplied input as a filter expression key are affected. This issue affects Spring AI: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5, from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4. The advisory is shared at spring.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-22738 since 01/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/27/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1055 for this issue. Upgrading to version 1.0.5 or 1.1.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Type Artificial Intelligence Software Vendor VMware Name Spring AI Version 1.0.0 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.0.4 1.1.0 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 License commercial Website Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4 VulDB Base Score: 7.3 VulDB Temp Score: 7.0 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 9.8 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: Injection CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20 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 AI 1.0.5/1.1.4 Timelineinfo 01/09/2026 CVE reserved 03/27/2026 +77 days Advisory disclosed 03/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 03/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Vendor: vmware.com Advisory: spring.io Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-22738 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-22738 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353809 scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413 Entryinfo Created: 03/27/2026 07:08 Changes: 03/27/2026 07:08 (64) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:04B:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸