SCA: security update for org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator (GHSA-8hfc-fq58-r658)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439098

Description

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

- Spring Boot applications with Actuator can be vulnerable to an "Authentication Bypass" vulnerability when
an application endpoint that requires authentication is declared under a specific path, already configured
for a Health Group additional path. This issue affects Spring Boot: from 4.0 before 4.0.3, from 3.5 before
3.5.11, from 3.4 before 3.4.15. This CVE is similar but not equivalent to CVE-2026-22733, as the
conditions for exploit and vulnerable versions are different. (CVE-2026-22731)

Solution

Update the org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator library and its related packages to version 3.5.12 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439098

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/21/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22731

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22731

cwe: CWE-288

Detections

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