CVE-2026-40995

X509AuthenticationProvider could issue a fully authenticated X509AuthenticationToken when a presented certificate mapped to UserDetails, without applying Spring Security's standard account lifecycle checks (disabled, locked, expired, or credentials-expired accounts). Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40995	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-11 07:16

Updated : 2026-09-04 17:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-40995

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40995

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40995

JSON object : View

Products Affected

broadcom

spring_web_services

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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