X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-6mfm-98wv-32wm | Spring Web Services: X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.148% probability within 30 days)
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| https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40995 |
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Broadcom
Broadcom spring Web Services |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Broadcom
Broadcom spring Web Services |
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ssvc
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Spring
Spring spring Web Services |
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Spring
Spring spring Web Services |
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| 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 | |
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cvssV3_1
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