diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeTypeUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeTypeUtils.java
index 259a444873..98a0c59caf 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeTypeUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/MimeTypeUtils.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.util;
 
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.charset.UnsupportedCharsetException;
+import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public abstract class MimeTypeUtils {
 					'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L', 'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U',
 					'V', 'W', 'X', 'Y', 'Z'};
 
-	private static final Random RND = new Random();
+	private static final Random RND = new SecureRandom();
 
 	/**
 	 * Comparator used by {@link #sortBySpecificity(List)}.