GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-6mfm-98wv-32wm Spring Web Services: X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks

MEDIUM Published 2026-06-11 Modified 2026-08-21 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-40995
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-287
Reviewed
2026-08-21

Affected packages

• Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security: >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2 → fixed in 5.0.2 • Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security: >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.4 → fixed in 4.1.4 • Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security: >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.18 (no fix yet) • Maven org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security: >= 3.1.0, <= 3.1.8 (no fix yet)

Description

X509AuthenticationProvider could issue a fully authenticated X509AuthenticationToken when a presented certificate mapped to UserDetails, without applying Spring Security's standard account lifecycle checks (disabled, locked, expired, or credentials-expired accounts). 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 through 3.1.8.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-40995 X509AuthenticationProvider could issue a fully authenticated X509AuthenticationToken when a presented certificate mapped to UserDetails,… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness

References