GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-p7qj-2q5w-f9r7 Spring Web Services: Inbound WS-Security allows RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport by default

MEDIUM Published 2026-06-11 Modified 2026-08-21 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-40996
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-security
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-327
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

Wss4jSecurityInterceptor defaulted allowRSA15KeyTransportAlgorithm to true, overriding Apache WSS4J's safer default for validation RequestData. Inbound WS-Security decryption could therefore accept RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 (rsa-1_5) encrypted key material unless operators explicitly reconfigured the flag. 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-2026-40996 Wss4jSecurityInterceptor defaulted allowRSA15KeyTransportAlgorithm to true, overriding Apache WSS4J's safer default for validation… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm weakness

References