CVE-2026-47838
MEDIUM
6,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Description
AI Translation Available
SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values, which can lead to reading the wrong value for the username. In a carefully crafted certificate, this can lead to an attacker impersonating another user.
Affected versions:
Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.24; 5.8.0 through 5.8.26; 6.3.0 through 6.3.17; 6.4.0 through 6.4.17; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10.
287
Improper Authentication
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Confidentiality
Availability
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
Not Technology-Specific, Web Based, ICS/OT
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-47838