CVE-2026-40970

MEDIUM EPSS 3.4%
Published Apr 27, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.8 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Apr 27, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

When configured to use an SSL bundle, Spring Boot's Elasticsearch auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when connecting to the Elasticsearch server. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.8
Exploitability
1.6
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Adjacent
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-295

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
vmwarespring_boot*≥4.0.0  –  <4.0.6

References 1

  • spring.io https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40970
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.