CVE-2026-40993
Unfiltered Java Native Deserialization of SAML 2.0 Asserting Party Credentials BLOB Database Entry
HIGH 7.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.20 % · percentile 10 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-2q7c-5gjm-7q23 — Spring Security SAML2 Service Provider is vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data via JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-35886
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-40993
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0719 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Spring · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0.0 < 7.0.5.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spring · Spring Security | affected 7.0.0 < 7.0.5.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |