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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-40974 · published 28 April 2026

CVE-2026-40974: Vmware spring boot improper certificate validation vulnerability

Vmware · Spring Boot

Spring Boot's Cassandra auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when establishing an SSL connection to Cassandra. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); Cassandra SSL auto-configuration. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.36% · top 72.8% CWE-295 · Improper certificate validation
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.36%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
24 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Spring Boot's Cassandra auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when establishing an SSL connection to Cassandra. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); Cassandra SSL auto-configuration. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40974 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-40974), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.