{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-22738", "assignerOrgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "vmware", "dateReserved": "2026-01-09T06:54:49.675Z", "datePublished": "2026-03-27T05:21:07.168Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-10T13:04:38.045Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d", "shortName": "vmware", "dateUpdated": "2026-03-27T05:21:07.168Z" }, "title": "SpEL Injection via Unescaped Filter Key in SimpleVectorStore Leads to Remote Code Execution", "affected": [ { "vendor": "Spring", "product": "Spring AI", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "1.0.0", "lessThan": "1.0.5", "versionType": "custom" }, { "status": "affected", "version": "1.1.0", "lessThan": "1.1.4", "versionType": "custom" } ], "defaultStatus": "unaffected" } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In Spring AI, a SpEL injection vulnerability exists in SimpleVectorStore when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key. A malicious actor could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Only applications that use SimpleVectorStore and pass user-supplied input as a filter expression key are affected.\nThis issue affects Spring AI: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5, from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "
In Spring AI, a SpEL injection vulnerability exists in SimpleVectorStore when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key. A malicious actor could exploit this to execute arbitrary code. Only applications that use SimpleVectorStore and pass user-supplied input as a filter expression key are affected.
This issue affects Spring AI: from 1.0.0 before 1.0.5, from 1.1.0 before 1.1.4.