CVE-2025-22235

A flaw was found in the Spring Boot configuration. This vulnerability allows unauthorised access to the /null/** path via misconfigured security matchers when referencing disabled or non-exposed Spring Boot actuator endpoints.

Your application may be affected by this if all the following conditions are met:

• You use Spring Security
• EndpointRequest.to() has been used in a Spring Security chain configuration
• The endpoint which EndpointRequest references is disabled or not exposed via web
• Your application handles requests to /null and this path needs protection

You are not affected if any of the following is true:

• You don't use Spring Security
• You don't use EndpointRequest.to()
• The endpoint which EndpointRequest.to() refers to is enabled and is exposed
• Your application does not handle requests to /null or this path does not need protection

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.