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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-41232

Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods.

Published May 21, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Spring Spring Security

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-41232. EPSS is 0.62%. Act only if a listed version of Spring Spring Security is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.62%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Spring Spring Security 6.4.x <6.4.6

Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. This can cause an authorization bypass. Your application may be affected by this if the following are true: * You are using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) and spring-security-aspects, and * You have Spring Security method annotations on a private method In that case, the target method may be able to be invoked without proper authorization. You are not affected if: * You are not using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) or spring-security-aspects, or * You have no Spring Security-annotated priv

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor Spring Spring Security 6.4.x <6.4.66.4.x <6.4.6

How to fix CVE-2025-41232

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-41232. EPSS is 0.62%. Act only if a listed version of Spring Spring Security is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Spring Spring Security 6.4.x <6.4.6 6.4.x <6.4.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.62%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 21, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. This can cause an authorization bypass. Your application may be affected by this if the following are true: * You are using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) and spring-security-aspects, and * You have Spring Security method annotations on a private method In that case, the target method may be able

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. This can cause an authorization bypass. Your application may be affected by this if the following are true: * You are using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) and spring-security-aspects, and * You have Spring Security method annotations on a private method In that case, the target method may be able

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-41232

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-41232

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-15999

    Spring Security Aspects may not correctly locate method security annotations on private methods. This can cause an authorization bypass. Your application may be affected by this if the following are true: * You are using @EnableMethodSecurity(mode=ASPECTJ) and spring-security-asp

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.