5.3Medium
CVE-2026-40997SOAP security faults leak Spring Security account state
Description
Several Spring WS integration paths with Spring Security could surface detailed account state (for example locked or disabled user semantics) to remote SOAP clients through exception messages or callback outcomes, instead of failing with generic authentication errors. That behavior assists remote attackers in distinguishing valid accounts from invalid ones and inferring lifecycle state. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
Weakness (CWE):
CWE-209
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| broadcom | spring web services | < 3.1.9 | |
| Spring | Spring Web Services | 5.0.0 – < 5.0.1.1, 4.1.0 – < 4.1.3.1, 4.0.0 – < 4.0.19, 3.1.0 – < 3.1.9 |
References and patches
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40997 Vendor Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (4)
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 3.1.9cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 4.0.19cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.3.1cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.0.0 < 5.0.1.1