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.
Published: 2026-06-11
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Web Services
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Web Services

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000

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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
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'}


Subscriptions

Spring Spring Web Services
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T19:48:20.837Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:19:12.969Z

Link: CVE-2026-40995

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-11T12:45:11.012Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-06-11T07:16:27.430

Modified: 2026-06-11T15:21:30.653

Link: CVE-2026-40995

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-11T10:40:21Z

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