CVE-2026-40993

Published Jun 10, 2026

Last updated 5 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
security@vmware.com
NVD status
Undergoing Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.3
Impact score
5.8
Exploitability score
1
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

security@vmware.com
CWE-502

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.