CVE-2026-22738
SpEL Injection via Unescaped Filter Key in SimpleVectorStore Leads to Remote Code Execution
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SpEL Injection via Unescaped Filter Key in SimpleVectorStore Leads to Remote Code Execution
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-22738- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-16535
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-16535- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c
Spring AI: SpEL injection is triggered when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key
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.
- Record
GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-88, CWE-94, CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-22738- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-917, CWE-88
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
SpEL Injection via Unescaped Filter Key in SimpleVectorStore Leads to Remote Code Execution
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-22738- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c
Spring AI: SpEL injection is triggered when a user-supplied value is used as a filter expression key
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.
- Record
GHSA-fvh3-672c-7p6c- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-88, CWE-917, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-storeMaven |
1.0.0 up to 1.0.5 | 1.0.5 |
org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-storeMaven |
1.1.0-M1 up to 1.1.4 | 1.1.4 |
org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-storeMaven |
1.0.0 up to 1.0.5, plus listed versions 1.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.4 |
1.0.5 |
org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-storeMaven |
1.1.0-M1 up to 1.1.4, plus listed versions 1.1.01.1.0-M21.1.0-M31.1.0-M41.1.0-RC11.1.11.1.21.1.3 |
1.1.4 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | n0n4m3x41/CVE-2026-22738-POC | 2026-04-02 |
| PoC in GitHub | rockmelodies/CVE-2026-22738 | 2026-04-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-22738 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Spring Ai, published March 27, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in org.springframework.ai:spring-ai-vector-store 1.0.5.
References
spring.io/security/cve-2026-22738
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22738
github.com/spring-projects/spring-ai/commit/ba9220b22383e430d5f801ce8e4fa01cf9e75f29