Both Spring Security 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.0 and the Spring Framework 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x rely on URL pattern mappings for authorization and for mapping requests to controllers respectively. Differences in the strictness of the pattern matching mechanisms, for example with regards to space trimming in path segments, can lead Spring Security to not recognize certain paths as not protected that are in fact mapped to Spring MVC controllers that should be protected. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Spring Framework provides richer features with regards to pattern matching as well as by the fact that pattern matching in each Spring Security and the Spring Framework can easily be customized creating additional differences.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-016711 advisory.

    Both Spring Security 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.0 and the Spring Framework 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x rely on URL     pattern mappings for authorization and for mapping requests to controllers respectively. Differences in     the strictness of the pattern matching mechanisms, for example with regards to space trimming in path     segments, can lead Spring Security to not recognize certain paths as not protected that are in fact mapped     to Spring MVC controllers that should be protected. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Spring     Framework provides richer features with regards to pattern matching as well as by the fact that pattern     matching in each Spring Security and the Spring Framework can easily be customized creating additional     differences.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Both Spring Security 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.0 and the Spring Framework 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x rely on URL     pattern mappings for authorization and for mapping requests to controllers respectively. Differences in     the strictness of the pattern matching mechanisms, for example with regards to space trimming in path     segments, can lead Spring Security to not recognize certain paths as not protected that are in fact mapped     to Spring MVC controllers that should be protected. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Spring     Framework provides richer features with regards to pattern matching as well as by the fact that pattern     matching in each Spring Security and the Spring Framework can easily be customized creating additional     differences. (CVE-2016-5007)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Both Spring Security 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.0 and the Spring Framework 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x rely on URL
    pattern mappings for authorization and for mapping requests to controllers respectively. Differences in
    the strictness of the pattern matching mechanisms, for example with regards to space trimming in path
    segments, can lead Spring Security to not recognize certain paths as not protected that are in fact mapped
    to Spring MVC controllers that should be protected. The problem is compounded by the fact that the Spring
    Framework provides richer features with regards to pattern matching as well as by the fact that pattern
    matching in each Spring Security and the Spring Framework can easily be customized creating additional
    differences. (CVE-2016-5007)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
316276	Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: springframework (UTSA-2026-016711)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	high
253724	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-5007	Nessus	Misc.	high
422849	SCA: security update for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, org.springframework:spring-core (GHSA-8crv-49fr-2h6j)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
422849	SCA: security update for org.springframework.security:spring-security-core, org.springframework:spring-core (GHSA-8crv-49fr-2h6j)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high

Detections

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CVE-2016-5007

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Tenable Plugins

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high

high

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