Several components in Spring Security compare security-sensitive values using standard string equality (String.equals()) rather than a constant-time comparison. Because String.equals() returns as soon as it finds a differing character, the time taken to reject an incorrect value is proportional to the number of leading characters that match the expected value.
Spring Security 7.1.0
Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6
Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11
Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18
Spring Security 5.8.0 - 5.8.27
Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.25
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59276 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
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Information
Published : 2026-08-27 20:17
Updated : 2026-09-02 16:45
NVD link : CVE-2026-59276
Mitre link : CVE-2026-59276
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-59276
JSON object : View
Products Affected
vmware
- spring_security
CWE
CWE-208
Observable Timing Discrepancy
