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VMware Tanzu Spring Security: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-1221 · first 22.04.2026 · updated 16.07.2026 · CVSS 9,6

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What it is about

Spring Security ist ein Framework, das Authentifizierung, Autorisierung und Schutz vor gängigen Angriffen bietet. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VMware Tanzu Spring Security ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, sich als Benutzer auszugeben oder Daten zu manipulieren – was möglicherweise eine Privilegieneskalation, SSRF- oder Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe ermöglicht.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • Informationen offenzulegen
  • Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen
  • sich als Benutzer auszugeben oder Daten zu manipulieren – was möglicherweise eine Privilegieneskalation
  • SSRF- oder Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe ermöglicht

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Security <6.5.10
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Security <7.0.5
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Security <7.1.0-RC1

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • VMware Tanzu Spring Security 6.5.10
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Security 7.0.5
  • VMware Tanzu Spring Security 7.1.0-RC1

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-22746, CVE-2026-22747, CVE-2026-22748, CVE-2026-22751, CVE-2026-22752, CVE-2026-22753, CVE-2026-22754

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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