Low severity · published Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-22746
User Attribute Enumeration when Using DaoAuthenticationProvider
3.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SS
Spring Security · Spring
5.7.0 through 5.7.22; 5.8.0 through 5.8.24; 6.3.0 through 6.3.15; 6.5.0 through 6.5.9; 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22746
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22746
Vendor Advisory
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-22746
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