GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-9pp5-9c7g-4r83 Spring Security authorization bypass for method security annotations on private methods
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-41232
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.springframework.security:spring-security-aspects, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-693
- Reviewed
- 2025-05-21
Affected packages
• Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-aspects: >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.6 → fixed in 6.4.6
• Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-core: >= 6.4.0, < 6.4.6 → fixed in 6.4.6
Description
Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. This can cause an authorization bypass.
Your application may be affected by this if the following are true:
• You are using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) and spring-security-aspects, and
• You have Spring Security method annotations on a private method
In that case, the target method may be able to be invoked without proper authorization.
You are not affected if:
• You are not using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) or spring-security-aspects, or
• You have no Spring Security-annotated private methods
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-41232 Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41232 advisory
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/bf2aaa1b1830e534ba651d422545ac08a115151b web
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/commit/c972de5369a1261ab674a3f5e3a80e8ce3e8cdfb web
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security package
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/releases/tag/6.4.6 web
- http://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41232 web