CVE-2026-40993

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.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40993	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

23 Jul 2026, 09:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Un atacante con permisos de escritura en la tabla de la base de datos gestionada por JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository (saml2_asserting_party_metadata) podría almacenar cargas útiles serializadas maliciosas en las columnas que contienen la colección de credenciales de verificación o cifrado (verification_credentials y encryption_credentials, respectivamente). Versiones afectadas: Spring Security 7.0.0 hasta 7.0.5.

17 Jun 2026, 19:50

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Vmware Vmware spring Security
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security::::::::
References	~~() https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40993 -~~	() https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40993 - Vendor Advisory

10 Jun 2026, 00:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-10 00:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 09:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-40993

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40993

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40993

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

spring_security

CWE

CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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