We just updated Spring boot version from 2.5.1 to 2.5.12, from local testing with embeded Tomcat it is working fine. However deploy as war to server with Tomcat 9.0.46 throwing Failed to introspect Class

org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'activationController': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'activationService'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'activationServiceImpl': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'registrationService'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'registrationServiceImpl': Lookup method resolution failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect Class [com.xxx.yyy.service.RegistrationServiceImpl] from ClassLoader [ParallelWebappClassLoader
  context: portal
  delegate: false
----------> Parent Classloader:
java.net.URLClassLoader@370736d9
]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.resolveFieldValue(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:659) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:639) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata.inject(InjectionMetadata.java:119) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessProperties(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:399) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1431) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:619) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:953) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:918) ~[spring-context-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:583) ~[spring-context-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:145) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:775) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:448) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:339) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.run(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:175) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.createRootApplicationContext(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:155) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.onStartup(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:97) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.web.SpringServletContainerInitializer.onStartup(SpringServletContainerInitializer.java:174) ~[spring-web-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5161) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:717) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:690) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:692) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:1023) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1903) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75) ~[tomcat-util.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:118) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:824) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:474) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1611) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:319) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:123) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setStateInternal(LifecycleBase.java:423) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setState(LifecycleBase.java:366) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:936) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:829) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1384) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1374) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75) ~[tomcat-util.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:140) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:909) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:433) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:930) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:772) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:342) ~[bootstrap.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:473) ~[bootstrap.jar:9.0.46]

Server : Tomcat 9.0.46, Java 11.0.2 here is the pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<parent>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
    <version>2.5.12</version>
    <relativePath /> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
</parent>
<groupId>com.xxx</groupId>
<artifactId>yyy</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>war</packaging>
<name>clientportal</name>
<description>Demo project for Spring Boot</description>
<properties>
    <java.version>11</java.version>
    <spring-cloud.version>2020.0.3</spring-cloud.version>
    <okta.sdk.version>4.0.0</okta.sdk.version>

</properties>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>

    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>


    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
        <scope>compile</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-security</artifactId>
    </dependency>



    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-tomcat</artifactId>
        <scope>provided</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-security-test</artifactId>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>sybase</groupId>
        <artifactId>jconn</artifactId>
        <version>4_RELEASE</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
        <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
        <artifactId>commons-dbcp2</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
        <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
        <scope>test</scope>
        <exclusions>
            <exclusion>
                <groupId>junit</groupId>
                <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
            </exclusion>
        </exclusions>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
        <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
        <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>


    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
        <optional>true</optional>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.okta.spring</groupId>
        <artifactId>okta-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
        <version>2.0.1</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-config</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
        <artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
        <version>2.2.2.0</version>
        <exclusions>
            <exclusion>
                <groupId>log4j</groupId>
                <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
            </exclusion>

        </exclusions>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-sleuth</artifactId>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.okta.sdk</groupId>
        <artifactId>okta-sdk-api</artifactId>
        <version>${okta.sdk.version}</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.okta.sdk</groupId>
        <artifactId>okta-sdk-impl</artifactId>
        <version>${okta.sdk.version}</version>
        <scope>runtime</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.okta.sdk</groupId>
        <artifactId>okta-sdk-httpclient</artifactId>
        <version>${okta.sdk.version}</version>
        <scope>runtime</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.modelmapper.extensions</groupId>
        <artifactId>modelmapper-spring</artifactId>
        <version>2.4.2</version>
    </dependency>

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.json</groupId>
        <artifactId>json</artifactId>
        <version>20180130</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
        <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
        <version>2.10</version>
    </dependency>

</dependencies>
<dependencyManagement>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
            <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
            <type>pom</type>
            <scope>import</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
            <artifactId>xmlgraphics-commons</artifactId>
            <version>2.6</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
            <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
            <version>1.2.10</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
            <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
            <version>1.2.10</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>

<build>
    <finalName>portal</finalName>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        </plugin>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>
</project>

Comment From: snicoll

I am afraid the pom and a partial stacktrace isn't really helpful. We'd need the full stacktrace of that IllegalStateException for a start. If that doesn't help us, we'd need a small sample that we can run ourselves.

Comment From: jckh1234

Here is more of the log

context: portal delegate: false ----------> Parent Classloader: java.net.URLClassLoader@370736d9 ]

2022-04-20 10:07:47.778  INFO [hk-client-portal-services-1217,,] 1252854 --- [main] j.LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean [,,] : Closing JPA EntityManagerFactory for persistence unit 'default'
2022-04-20 10:07:47.820  INFO [hk-client-portal-services-1217,,] 1252854 --- [main] ConditionEvaluationReportLoggingListener [,,] : 

Error starting ApplicationContext. To display the conditions report re-run your application with 'debug' enabled.
2022-04-20 10:07:47.843 ERROR [hk-client-portal-services-1217,,] 1252854 --- [main] o.s.boot.SpringApplication               [,,] : Application run failed

org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'activationController': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'activationService'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'activationServiceImpl': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'registrationService'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'registrationServiceImpl': Lookup method resolution failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect Class [com.xxx.yyy.service.RegistrationServiceImpl] from ClassLoader [ParallelWebappClassLoader
  context: portal
  delegate: false
----------> Parent Classloader:
java.net.URLClassLoader@370736d9
]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.resolveFieldValue(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:659) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:639) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata.inject(InjectionMetadata.java:119) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessProperties(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:399) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1431) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:619) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.preInstantiateSingletons(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:953) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.finishBeanFactoryInitialization(AbstractApplicationContext.java:918) ~[spring-context-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext.refresh(AbstractApplicationContext.java:583) ~[spring-context-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.context.ServletWebServerApplicationContext.refresh(ServletWebServerApplicationContext.java:145) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refresh(SpringApplication.java:775) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.refreshContext(SpringApplication.java:448) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.run(SpringApplication.java:339) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.run(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:175) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.createRootApplicationContext(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:155) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.boot.web.servlet.support.SpringBootServletInitializer.onStartup(SpringBootServletInitializer.java:97) ~[spring-boot-2.5.12.jar:2.5.12]
    at org.springframework.web.SpringServletContainerInitializer.onStartup(SpringServletContainerInitializer.java:174) ~[spring-web-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5161) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChildInternal(ContainerBase.java:717) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.addChild(ContainerBase.java:690) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.addChild(StandardHost.java:692) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWAR(HostConfig.java:1023) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig$DeployWar.run(HostConfig.java:1903) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75) ~[tomcat-util.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:118) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployWARs(HostConfig.java:824) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.deployApps(HostConfig.java:474) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.start(HostConfig.java:1611) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.HostConfig.lifecycleEvent(HostConfig.java:319) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:123) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setStateInternal(LifecycleBase.java:423) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.setState(LifecycleBase.java:366) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:936) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:829) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1384) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1374) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:264) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.InlineExecutorService.execute(InlineExecutorService.java:75) ~[tomcat-util.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.AbstractExecutorService.submit(AbstractExecutorService.java:140) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:909) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:262) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:433) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:930) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:183) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:772) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:566) ~[na:na]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:342) ~[bootstrap.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:473) ~[bootstrap.jar:9.0.46]
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.UnsatisfiedDependencyException: Error creating bean with name 'activationServiceImpl': Unsatisfied dependency expressed through field 'registrationService'; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'registrationServiceImpl': Lookup method resolution failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect Class [com.xxx.yyy.service.RegistrationServiceImpl] from ClassLoader [ParallelWebappClassLoader
  context: portal
  delegate: false
----------> Parent Classloader:
java.net.URLClassLoader@370736d9
]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.resolveFieldValue(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:659) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.inject(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:639) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.InjectionMetadata.inject(InjectionMetadata.java:119) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.postProcessProperties(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:399) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.populateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1431) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:619) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:276) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1389) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1309) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.resolveFieldValue(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:656) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    ... 61 common frames omitted
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'registrationServiceImpl': Lookup method resolution failed; nested exception is java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect Class [com.xxx.yyy.service.RegistrationServiceImpl] from ClassLoader [ParallelWebappClassLoader
  context: portal
  delegate: false
----------> Parent Classloader:
java.net.URLClassLoader@370736d9
]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.determineCandidateConstructors(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:289) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.determineConstructorsFromBeanPostProcessors(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1302) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBeanInstance(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1219) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.doCreateBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:582) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:542) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.lambda$doGetBean$0(AbstractBeanFactory.java:335) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry.java:234) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.doGetBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:333) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:208) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DependencyDescriptor.resolveCandidate(DependencyDescriptor.java:276) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.doResolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1389) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory.resolveDependency(DefaultListableBeanFactory.java:1309) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor$AutowiredFieldElement.resolveFieldValue(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:656) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    ... 75 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Failed to introspect Class [com.xxx.yyy.service.RegistrationServiceImpl] from ClassLoader [ParallelWebappClassLoader
  context: portal
  delegate: false
----------> Parent Classloader:
java.net.URLClassLoader@370736d9
]
    at org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.getDeclaredMethods(ReflectionUtils.java:485) ~[spring-core-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.doWithLocalMethods(ReflectionUtils.java:321) ~[spring-core-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    at org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.determineCandidateConstructors(AutowiredAnnotationBeanPostProcessor.java:267) ~[spring-beans-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    ... 87 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/springframework/boot/configurationprocessor/json/JSONException
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods0(Native Method) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredMethods(Class.java:3167) ~[na:na]
    at java.base/java.lang.Class.getDeclaredMethods(Class.java:2310) ~[na:na]
    at org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils.getDeclaredMethods(ReflectionUtils.java:467) ~[spring-core-5.3.18.jar:5.3.18]
    ... 89 common frames omitted
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.springframework.boot.configurationprocessor.json.JSONException
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1364) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoaderBase.loadClass(WebappClassLoaderBase.java:1187) ~[catalina.jar:9.0.46]
    ... 93 common frames omitted

Comment From: snicoll

It looks like you were relying on a private repackage of JSON of our annotation processor.

Duplicate of #24244