9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-40976
"Spring Boot Default Web Security Bypass"
Overview
Description
In certain circumstances, Spring Boot's default web security is ineffective allowing unauthorized access to all endpoints. For an application to be vulnerable, it must: be a servlet-based web application; have no Spring Security configuration of its own and rely on the default web security filter chain; depend on spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure; not depend on spring-boot-health. If any of the above does not apply, the application is not vulnerable. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.
Details
INFO
Published Date :
April 28, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 15, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Scoring
CVSS Scores
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We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c |
Solution
Upgrade Spring Boot to a secure version to address the authorization bypass vulnerability.
- Upgrade Spring Boot to version 4.0.6 or later.
- Implement custom Spring Security configuration.
- Ensure Actuator endpoints are properly secured.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2026-40976 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References
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CVE-2026-40976.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Dockerfile Groovy Shell JavaScript Java
Updated: 1 day, 17 hours ago
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Born at : July 18, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
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Java JavaScript HTML CSS
Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : May 26, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2026-40976 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2026-40976 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jul. 15, 2026
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Enterprise Linux 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, 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'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:camel_spring_boot:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4', 'packageName': 'spring-boot', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:camel_spring_boot:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4', 'packageName': 'spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4', 'packageName': 'spring-boot', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4'], 'vendor': 'Red 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['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8', 'packageName': 'log4j:2/log4j', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'packageName': 'log4j', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'packageName': 'spring-boot', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'packageName': 'spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7', 'packageName': 'spring-boot', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7', 'packageName': 'spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8', 'packageName': 'spring-boot', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red 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'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces', 'packageName': 'devspaces/pluginregistry-rhel9', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Process Automation 7', 'packageName': 'spring-boot', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Single Sign-On 7', 'packageName': 'spring-boot', 'collectionURL': 'https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
CVE Modified by 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
Jun. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_data_grid:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Data Grid 8', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_broker:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AMQ Broker 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:amq_clients:2023'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat AMQ Clients', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:apache_camel_hawtio:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:camel_spring_boot:4'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:optaplanner:::el6'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_fuse:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Fuse 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:8'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jbosseapxp'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_bpms_platform:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Process Automation 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'cpes': ['cpe:/a:redhat:red_hat_single_sign_on:7'], 'vendor': 'Red Hat', 'product': 'Red Hat Single Sign-On 7', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-305 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40976 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463322 Added Reference https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40976.json -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Spring', 'modules': ['spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure'], 'product': 'Spring Boot', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '4.0.0', 'lessThan': '4.0.6', 'versionType': 'custom'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-40976', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-04-28T00:00:00+00:00'} -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.6 Added Reference Type VMware: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40976 Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 28, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In certain circumstances, Spring Boot's default web security is ineffective allowing unauthorized access to all endpoints. For an application to be vulnerable, it must: be a servlet-based web application; have no Spring Security configuration of its own and rely on the default web security filter chain; depend on spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure; not depend on spring-boot-health. If any of the above does not apply, the application is not vulnerable. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-862 Added Reference https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40976
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
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score history of the vulnerability.