Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2025 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2025-41248CVE-2025-41248: Spring Security authorization bypass for method security annotations on parameterized types
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Spring Security from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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 .
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework.security:spring-security-core | 6.4.10 | GHSA-8v5q-rhf3-jphm |
| Maven | org.springframework.security:spring-security-core | 6.5.4 | GHSA-8v5q-rhf3-jphm |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Security | 6.4.x – before 6.4.116.5.x – before 6.5.5 |
Weakness: CWE-289 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N