CVE-2026-22738NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Severity Level

CRITICAL(9.8)

Published Date

Mar 27, 2026

Last Modified

May 10, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

0.06%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-917: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CWE-88: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.8 (CRITICAL)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Vmware Spring Ai >= 1.0.0 and < 1.0.5
Vmware Spring Ai >= 1.1.0 and < 1.1.4

Patched Versions

Vmware Spring Ai 1.0.5
Vmware Spring Ai 1.1.4

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