CVE-2026-40976

Published: Apr 28, 2026 Last Modified: Apr 30, 2026
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CRITICAL 9,1
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none

Description

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In certain circumstances, Spring Boot's default web security is ineffective allowing unauthorized access to all endpoints. For an application to be vulnerable, it must: be a servlet-based web application; have no Spring Security configuration of its own and rely on the default web security filter chain; depend on spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure; not depend on spring-boot-health. If any of the above does not apply, the application is not vulnerable.

Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Prevede la probabilità di sfruttamento basata su intelligence sulle minacce e sulle caratteristiche della vulnerabilità.

EPSS Score
0,0006
Percentile
0,2th
Updated

Single Data Point

Only one EPSS measurement is available for this CVE. Trend analysis requires multiple data points over time.

862

Missing Authorization

Incomplete
Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Access Control Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data Read Files Or Directories Modify Application Data Modify Files Or Directories Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Bypass Protection Mechanism Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML, Database Server, Not Technology-Specific, Web Server
Likelihood of Exploit: High
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Application

Spring Boot by Vmware

Product Information
Vendor Vmware
Product Spring Boot
Version Range Affected
From 4.0.0 (inclusive)
To 4.0.6 (exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40976
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40976