SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-40974

Description

Spring Boot's Cassandra auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when establishing an SSL connection to Cassandra. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); Cassandra SSL auto-configuration. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vmware	Spring Boot	4.0.0-4.0.5, 3.5.0-3.5.13, 3.4.0-3.4.15, 3.3.0-3.3.18, 2.7.0-2.7.32

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	vmware	spring_boot	4.0.0-4.0.5	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	vmware	spring_boot	3.5.0-3.5.13	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	vmware	spring_boot	3.4.0-3.4.15	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	vmware	spring_boot	3.3.0-3.3.18	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
a	vmware	spring_boot	2.7.0-2.7.32	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40974

CVSS Score

5.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Timeline

Published: April 28, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
Last Modified: April 28, 2026, 8:11 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2026-40974