CVE-2026-22729
JSONPath injection in Spring AI FilterExpressionConverter enables RBAC bypass.
Is CVE-2026-22729 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-22729 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-22729?
CVE-2026-22729 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-22729?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-22729. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-22729 affect?
CVE-2026-22729 affects Spring AI AbstractFilterExpressionConverter, vector stores using its filter expressions. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-22729?
Escape JSONPath inputs; monitor for abuse; patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated user can inject JSONPath logic into filter expressions, bypassing metadata-based access controls to read unauthorized documents.
Monitor only
- affected>= 1.0.x and < 1.0.4
- affected>= 1.1.x and < 1.1.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.