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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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Spring Security","vendor":"Spring","versions":[{"lessThan":"7.0.5.1","status":"affected","version":"7.0.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"ADJACENT_NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.3,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-502","description":"CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d72cd9f2b0876564e0e3c660d6702ae048255d9996537ccc6e003f762f524de8 · sha256:27d50ee4207fd5a6… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40993"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:d72cd9f2b0876564e0e3c660d6702ae048255d9996537ccc6e003f762f524de8 · sha256:27d50ee4207fd5a6… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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