Headline
GHSA-9pp5-9c7g-4r83: Spring Security authorization bypass for method security annotations on private methods
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
- GitHub Advisory Database
- GitHub Reviewed
- CVE-2025-41232
Spring Security authorization bypass for method security annotations on private methods
Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 21, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 21, 2025
Package
maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-aspects (Maven)
Affected versions
>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.6
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
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41232
- http://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41232
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 21, 2025
Last updated
May 21, 2025