CVE-2026-40974 (GCVE-0-2026-40974)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-27 23:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 12:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-28 12:41 UTC
CWE
- CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Boot |
Affected:
4.0.0 , < 4.0.6
(custom)
Affected: 3.5.0 , < 3.5.14 (custom) Affected: 3.4.0 , < 3.4.16 (custom) Affected: 3.3.0 , < 3.3.19 (custom) Affected: 2.7.0 , < 2.7.33 (custom) |
guessed |
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