CVE-2021-22112

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
Spring Security 5.4.x prior to 5.4.4, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.8.RELEASE, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.9.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions can fail to save the SecurityContext if it is changed more than once in a single request.A malicious user cannot cause the bug to happen (it must be programmed in). However, if the application's intent is to only allow the user to run with elevated privileges in a small portion of the application, the bug can be leveraged to extend those privileges to the rest of the application.
CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.29%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 88
Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (8)

Oracle — Communications Element Manager Oracle — Communications Interactive Session Recorder Oracle — Communications Unified Inventory Management Oracle — Hospitality Cruise Shipboard Property Management System Oracle — Insurance Policy Administration Oracle — Mysql Enterprise Monitor Pivotal Software — Spring Security Vmware — Spring Security
CWEs

NVD-CWE-noinfo
References

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