CVE-2025-41248

HIGH

Spring Security 6.4.0-6.4.9, 6.4.10-6.4.10, 6.5.0-6.5.4 - Authentication Bypass via Incorrect Annotation Resolution

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Spring Security annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue when using @PreAuthorize and other method security annotations, resulting in an authorization bypass. Your application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security's @EnableMethodSecurity feature. You are not affected by this if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces. This CVE is published in conjunction with CVE-2025-41249 https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41249 .

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 20.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-289
Status published
Products (3)
org.springframework.security/spring-security-core 6.4.0 - 6.4.10Maven
VMware/Spring Security 6.4.x - 6.4.11
VMware/Spring Security 6.5.x - 6.5.5
Published Sep 16, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026