CVE-2026-40976
Description
A flaw was found in Spring Boot. Under specific conditions, including being a servlet-based web application without custom Spring Security configuration and relying on the default web security filter chain, a remote attacker could bypass security. This allows unauthorized access to all application endpoints, leading to potential information disclosure and circumvention of security controls.
Statement
This is an Important flaw in Spring Boot that allows security bypass under specific application configurations. When a servlet-based web application lacks custom Spring Security configuration, relies on the default web security filter chain, depends on spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure, and does not include spring-boot-health, an attacker can gain unauthorized access to all application endpoints. Red Hat JBoss Data Grid (jdg-8.6) is affected by this vulnerability.
Mitigation
To mitigate this flaw, ensure that Spring Boot applications either implement their own Spring Security configuration, thereby not relying on the default web security filter chain, or include a dependency on `spring-boot-health`. Applications that do not meet all the specific conditions outlined for vulnerability are not affected. If `spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure` is not strictly required, consider removing it.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.1 | N/A | 9.1 |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High | N/A | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | N/A | High |
| Availability Impact | None | N/A | None |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
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