Skip to main content
No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2021-22112

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2021-02-23
  • Fixed in5.4.4 · 5.3.8 · 5.2.9

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Spring Security 5.4.x prior to 5.4.4, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.8.RELEASE, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.9.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions can fail to save the SecurityContext if it is changed more than once in a single request.A malicious user cannot cause the bug to happen (it must be programmed in). However, if the application's intent is to only allow the user to run with elevated privileges in a small portion of the application, the bug can be leveraged to extend those privileges to the rest of the application.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2021-02-2319:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-22112?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2021-22112?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
Pivotal software spring security
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.4≥ 5.4.0, < 5.4.45.4.4
5.3≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.85.3.8
5.2< 5.2.95.2.9
Oracle communications interactive session recorder
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.3= 6.3no fix published
6.4= 6.4no fix published
Oracle insurance policy administration
BranchAffectedFixed in
11.2= 11.2.0no fix published
11.3= 11.3.0no fix published

5 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Pivotal software spring security to 5.4.4 · 5.3.8 · 5.2.9

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score3.3 %2026-10-22
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2021-02-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22112?

Spring Security 5.4.x prior to 5.4.4, 5.3.x prior to 5.3.8.RELEASE, 5.2.x prior to 5.2.9.RELEASE, and older unsupported versions can fail to save the SecurityContext if it is changed more than once in a single request.A malicious user cannot cause the bug to happen (it must be programmed in). However, if the application's intent is to only allow the user to run with elevated privileges in a small portion of the application, the bug can be leveraged to extend those privileges to the rest of the application.

Is CVE-2021-22112 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2021-22112 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-22112?

CVE-2021-22112 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Hear about the next vulnerability in your software

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, October 2026Search CVEs

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database