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 .
Published: 2025-09-16
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-29538 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 .
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8v5q-rhf3-jphm Spring Security annotation detection mechanism has authorization bypass
History

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Security
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Security

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000


Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-289
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0000

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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 .
Title CVE-2025-41248: Spring Security authorization bypass for method security annotations on parameterized types
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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Vmware Spring Security
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-18T06:29:51.189Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:30:25.625Z

Link: CVE-2025-41248

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-16T19:28:12.979Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-09-16T11:15:30.257

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-41248

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-09-16T10:10:59Z

Links: CVE-2025-41248 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-17T10:05:03Z

Weaknesses