5.0
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-40971
Spring Boot RabbitMQ SSL Hostname Verification Bypass
Description

When configured to use an SSL bundle, Spring Boot's RabbitMQ auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when connecting to the RabbitMQ broker. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14) per vendor advisory.

INFO

Published Date :

April 27, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 27, 2026, 11:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Spring Boot to a version that includes hostname verification for RabbitMQ SSL connections.
  • Update Spring Boot to at least version 4.0.6.
  • Update Spring Boot to at least version 3.5.14.
  • Ensure SSL bundle is configured correctly for RabbitMQ.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40971
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description When configured to use an SSL bundle, Spring Boot's RabbitMQ auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when connecting to the RabbitMQ broker. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14) per vendor advisory.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added Reference https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40971
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