CVE-2026-40995 — X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks

CVE-2026-40995

X.509 authentication bypasses Spring Security account checks PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Spring / Spring Web Services	affected 5.0.0 before 5.0.1.1; affected 4.1.0 before 4.1.3.1; affected 4.0.0 before 4.0.19; affected 3.1.0 before 3.1.9

CWE

CWE-287

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40995

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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