CVE-2026-40995

X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks

Published Jun 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6mfm-98wv-32wm Spring Web Services: X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks
References
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Broadcom
Broadcom spring Web Services
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Broadcom
Broadcom spring Web Services
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Web Services
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Web Services
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Jun 23, 2026, 7:48 PM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2026, 2:19 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 11, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Sep 4, 2026, 5:10 PM