Spring Security annotation detection mechanism has authorization bypass (CVE-2025-41248)

Spring Security annotation detection mechanism has authorization bypass (CVE-2025-41248) | HOL Guard CVE

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (maven), org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (maven). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coremaven	>=6.4.0 <6.4.10	6.4.10
org.springframework.security:spring-security-coremaven	>=6.5.0 <6.5.4	6.5.4

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core.
Review the reported fix. Update org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to 6.4.10; org.springframework.security:spring-security-core to 6.5.4 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 16, 2025
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 7, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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 .

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