9.1
/ 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
In certain circumstances, Spring Boot's default web security is ineffective allowing unauthorized access to all endpoints. For an application to be vulnerable, it must: be a servlet-based web application; have no Spring Security configuration of its own and rely on the default web security filter chain; depend on spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure; not depend on spring-boot-health. If any of the above does not apply, the application is not vulnerable.
Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.
Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.
AI Analysis
Spring Boot default web security ineffective allowing unauthorized access
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-40976
Source
vmware
Published
Apr 27, 2026 at 23:34
Affected Product
Vendor
Spring
Product
Spring Boot
Version
4.0.0
Affected Versions
Spring Spring Boot 4.0.0
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
9.1 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
Spring
Product
Spring Boot
Version
4.0.0-4.0.5