CVE-2026-40993
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CVE-2026-40993 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.2/10 on the CVSS scale. An attacker with write permissions to the database table managed by JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository (saml2_asserting_party_metadata) may be able to store malicious serialized payloads in the columns containing the collection of verification or encryption credentials (verification_credentials and encryption_credentials, respectively). Affected versions: Spring Security 7.0.0 through 7.0.5.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An attacker with write permissions to the database table managed by JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository (saml2_asserting_party_metadata) may be able to store malicious serialized payloads in the columns containing the collection of verification or encryption credentials (verification_credentials and encryption_credentials, respectively). Affected versions: Spring Security 7.0.0 through 7.0.5.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Security | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.5.1 |
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40993Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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