CVE-2026-47838

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jul 23, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 10, 2026
Last modified: Jul 23, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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