SCA: security update for org.springframework.security:spring-security-aspects, org.springframework.security:spring-security-core (GHSA-9pp5-9c7g-4r83)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 434070

Description

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

- 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 private methods (CVE-2025-41232)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pp5-9c7g-4r83

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 434070

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/19/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.57

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-41232

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-41232

cwe: CWE-693