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Security Bulletin: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to issues in Spring

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Summary

There are vulnerabilities in Spring used by IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows. IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows has addressed the applicable CVEs (CVE-2026-22732, CVE-2026-22735, CVE-2026-22737).

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2026-22737
DESCRIPTION:   Use of Java scripting engine enabled (e.g. JRuby, Jython) template views in Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux applications can result in disclosure of content from files outside the configured locations for script template views. This issue affects Spring Framework: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, from 6.2.0 through 6.2.16, from 6.1.0 through 6.1.25, from 5.3.0 through 5.3.46.
CWE:   CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSS Source:   security@vmware.com
CVSS Base score:   5.9
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2026-22732
DESCRIPTION:   When applications specify HTTP response headers for servlet applications using Spring Security, there is the possibility that the HTTP Headers will not be written.  This issue affects Spring Security Servlet applications using lazy (default) writing of HTTP Headers: : from 5.7.0 through 5.7.21, from 5.8.0 through 5.8.23, from 6.3.0 through 6.3.14, from 6.4.0 through 6.4.14, from 6.5.0 through 6.5.8, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.3.
CWE:   CWE-425: Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')
CVSS Source:   security@vmware.com
CVSS Base score:   9.1
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2026-22735
DESCRIPTION:   Spring MVC and WebFlux applications are vulnerable to stream corruption when using Server-Sent Events (SSE). This issue affects Spring Foundation: from 7.0.0 through 7.0.5, from 6.2.0 through 6.2.16, from 6.1.0 through 6.1.25, from 5.3.0 through 5.3.46.
CWE:   CWE-667: Improper Locking
CVSS Source:   security@vmware.com
CVSS Base score:   2.6
CVSS Vector:   (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.3.0.3 - 6.3.0.6_iFix044
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.4.0.0 - 6.4.0.4_iFix016

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading ...

Affected Product(s)Version(s)Remediation / Fix
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.3.0.3 - 6.3.0.6_iFix044Apply 6.3.0.6_iFix045, available on Fix Central
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows6.4.0.0 - 6.4.0.4_iFix016Apply 6.4.0.4_iFix017, available on Fix Central

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

27 Apr 2026: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 April 2026

Initial Publish date:
27 April 2026

UID

ibm17270827