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CVE-2026-40997
Several Spring WS integration paths with Spring Security could surface detailed account state (for example locked or disabled user semantics) to remote SOAP clients through exception messages or callback outcomes, instead of failing with generic authentication errors. That behavior assists remote attackers in distinguishing valid accounts from invalid ones and inferring lifecycle state.
Affected versions:
Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Spring Web Services","vendor":"Spring","versions":[{"lessThan":"5.0.1.1","status":"affected","version":"5.0.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"4.1.3.1","status":"affected","version":"4.1.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"4.0.19","status":"affected","version":"4.0.0","versionType":"custom"},{"lessThan":"3.1.9","status":"affected","version":"3.1.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-209","description":"CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
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Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40997"}
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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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