GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-293q-567p-wmwq Spring Security Vulnerable to Unauthorized User Impersonation when Using X.509 Client Certificates

MEDIUM Published 2026-06-10 Modified 2026-06-30 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-47838
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.springframework.security:spring-security-web
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-287
Reviewed
2026-06-30

Affected packages

• Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web: >= 6.5.0, < 6.5.11 → fixed in 6.5.11 • Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web: >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.13 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web: >= 6.0.0, <= 6.3.10 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web: >= 5.8.0, <= 5.8.16 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.security:spring-security-web: <= 5.7.14 (no fix yet)

Description

In Spring Security Web, `SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor` does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values, which can lead to reading the wrong value for the username. In a carefully crafted certificate, this can lead to an attacker impersonating another user. `SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor` is deprecated by this CVE and replaced with `SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor`. As part of updating, you should also migrate to `SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor`. Affected versions: Spring Security Enterprise 5.7.0 through 5.7.24; 5.8.0 through 5.8.26; 6.3.0 through 6.3.17; 6.4.0 through 6.4.17; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10. OSS 6.5.0 through 6.5.10.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-47838 SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values, which can lead to reading the… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness

References