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Spring Security 6.2.x Release Notes

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Comprehensive release notes and changelog for Spring Security 6.2.x, including security patches, bug fixes, and feature updates across all supported versions.

Apr 23, 2026
Latest: 6.2.15
44 Patched Vulnerabilities
VEX Statements

April 2026

6.2.15

Released Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2026-22746
CVE-2026-22748
Full Version: 
6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.15

Bug Fixes

  • Patched the authorization bypass in DaoAuthenticationProvider where timing attack protections could be circumvented for disabled, expired, or locked accounts when applications rely on UserDetails#isEnabled, #isAccountNonExpired, or #isAccountNonLocked (CVE-2026-22746).
  • Patched the weak authentication issue in NimbusJwtDecoder and NimbusReactiveJwtDecoder where JWT token validation is not enforced unless an OAuth2TokenValidator<Jwt> is explicitly configured via setJwtValidator() (CVE-2026-22748).

Dependency Upgrades

  • Spring Data BOM (NES) 2023.1.12-spring-data-bom-2023.1.18
  • Spring Framework (NES) 6.1.21-spring-framework-6.1.27
  • Spring LDAP (NES) 3.2.16-spring-ldap-3.2.20

March 2026

6.2.14

Released Mar 23, 2026
CVE-2026-22732
Full Version: 
6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.14

Bug Fixes

  • Patched the critical Spring Security vulnerability in OnCommittedResponseWrapper where security headers are silently dropped when Content-Length is set via setHeader, setIntHeader, or addIntHeader (CVE-2026-22732).

Dependency Upgrades

  • Spring Framework (NES) 6.1.21-spring-framework-6.1.26

October 2025

6.2.13

Released Oct 24, 2025
Full Version: 
6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.13

Dependency Upgrades

  • Spring Data BOM (NES) 2023.1.12-spring-data-bom-2023.1.16
  • Spring Framework (NES) 6.1.21-spring-framework-6.1.25
  • Spring LDAP (NES) 3.2.13-spring-ldap-3.2.17

September 2025

6.2.12

Released Sep 23, 2025
Full Version: 
6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.12

Dependency Upgrades

  • Spring Data BOM (NES) 2023.1.12-spring-data-bom-2023.1.15
  • Spring Framework (NES) 6.1.21-spring-framework-6.1.24
  • Spring LDAP (NES) 3.2.13-spring-ldap-3.2.16

August 2025

6.2.11

Released Aug 22, 2025
Full Version: 
6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.11

Dependency Upgrades

  • Spring Framework (NES) 6.1.21-spring-framework-6.1.23

July 2025

6.2.10

Released Jul 15, 2025
Full Version: 
6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.10

Dependency Upgrades

  • Spring Data BOM (NES) 2023.1.12-spring-data-bom-2023.1.13
  • Spring Framework (NES) 6.1.21-spring-framework-6.1.22
  • Spring LDAP (NES) 3.2.13-spring-ldap-3.2.14

May 2025

6.2.9

Released May 27, 2025
CVE-2025-22234
CVE-2025-22228
CVE-2025-22228
Full Version: 
6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.9

Bug Fixes

  • This release patches the following:
    • CVE-2025-22234: Maximum password length enforced in the BCryptPasswordEncoder (patch for CVE-2025-22228) breaks timing attack mitigation in the DaoAuthenticationProvider.
      • org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto:6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.9
    • CVE-2025-22228: Maximum password length is not enforced in BCryptPasswordEncoder
      • org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto:6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.9

Notes

  • This release originates from the open‑source Spring Security repository forked by HeroDevs starting with version 6.2.8.
  • Includes other modifications implemented by HeroDevs to ensure successful library builds. Full Version: 6.2.8-spring-security-6.2.9

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