An application using spring-security-saml2-service-provider and the REDIRECT binding for SAML 2.0 Login or Logout may be vulnerable to a denial of service by way of an unbounded writer that inflates the compressed SAML payload into memory.
Affected versions:
Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.23; 5.8.0 through 5.8.25; 6.3.0 through 6.3.16; 6.4.0 through 6.4.16; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10; 7.0.0 through 7.0.5.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40988 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
23 Jul 2026, 09:10
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| Summary |
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12 Jun 2026, 20:38
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Vmware
Vmware spring Security |
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| References | () https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40988 - Vendor Advisory |
10 Jun 2026, 00:16
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Information
Published : 2026-06-10 00:16
Updated : 2026-07-23 09:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-40988
Mitre link : CVE-2026-40988
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40988
JSON object : View
Products Affected
vmware
- spring_security
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
