CVE-2026-22738
SpEL injection in SimpleVectorStore enables arbitrary code execution.
Is CVE-2026-22738 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-22738 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 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-22738?
CVE-2026-22738 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. 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-2026-22738?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-22738. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-22738 affect?
CVE-2026-22738 affects Spring AI - SimpleVectorStore. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-22738?
Upgrade to fixed versions (1.0.5+ or 1.1.4+).
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution via SpEL injection when user input is used as a filter key in SimpleVectorStore (Spring AI). Affects 1.0.0–1.0.4 and 1.1.0–1.1.3.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 1.0.0 and < 1.0.5
- affected>= 1.1.0 and < 1.1.4
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.