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MvcRequestMatcher does not match Servlet from ServletRegistrationBean

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Since Jul 3, 2025.

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Description

If a Servlet is registered by an ServletRegistrationBean the MvcRequestMatcher does not match the mapping for the registered Servlet.

The following code is not matching:

 http.authorizeHttpRequests(customizer -> customizer
                    .requestMatchers("/demoservlet/**").permitAll()

When using antMatcher instead the matcher is working:

http.authorizeHttpRequests(customizer -> customizer
                    .requestMatchers(antMatcher("/demoservlet/**")).permitAll()

To Reproduce
Run the test NotWorkingTest from the sample

Expected behavior
WorkingTest from the sample should be successful.

Sample
https://github.com/marbon87/spring-security-mvcmatcher-bug-example

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