CVE-2026-47838

Summary

SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values, which can lead to reading the wrong value for the username. In a carefully crafted certificate, this can lead to an attacker impersonating another user.

Affected versions: Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.24; 5.8.0 through 5.8.26; 6.3.0 through 6.3.17; 6.4.0 through 6.4.17; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SpringSpring Security5.7.0 < 5.7.25affected
SpringSpring Security5.8.0 < 5.8.27affected
SpringSpring Security6.3.0 < 6.3.18affected
SpringSpring Security6.4.0 < 6.4.18affected
SpringSpring Security6.5.0 < 6.5.10.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-287: CWE-287: Improper Authentication

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References