VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2025-22228
BCryptPasswordEncoder.matches(CharSequence,String) will incorrectly return true for passwords larger than 72 characters as long as the first 72 characters are the same.
HIGH 7.4EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
BCryptPasswordEncoder.matches(CharSequence,String) will incorrectly return true for passwords larger than 72 characters as long as the first 72 characters are the same.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.