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CVE-2026-40974
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Spring Boot","vendor":"Spring","versions":[{"lessThan":"4.0.6","status":"affected","version":"4.0.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"3.5.14","status":"affected","version":"3.5.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"3.4.16","status":"affected","version":"3.4.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"3.3.19","status":"affected","version":"3.3.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"2.7.33","status":"affected","version":"2.7.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"ADJACENT_NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-295","description":"CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40974"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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