Description
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.
Published: 2026-03-27
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c Spring AI: SpEL injection is triggered when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key
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History

Sun, 10 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-88

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-90

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Ai
Weaknesses CWE-917
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Ai

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-90

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-94

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-94

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title SpEL Injection via Unescaped Filter Key in SimpleVectorStore Leads to Remote Code Execution
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-10T13:04:38.045Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T06:54:49.675Z

Link: CVE-2026-22738

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-27T19:30:40.190Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-03-27T06:16:37.663

Modified: 2026-05-10T14:16:48.133

Link: CVE-2026-22738

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-10T15:30:14Z

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