CVE-2026-47838

highEPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.19% (8th) EPSS
CVSS 8.1 · high
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4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-18

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.

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8.1
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.1

v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.2
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · security@vmware.comexploitability 1.6 · impact 5.2
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Nsecondary · OSV
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ssvc

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Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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affected products (40)

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advisories (4)

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  • WID-SEC-W-2026-1869VMware Tanzu Spring Security: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-09csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VMware Tanzu Spring Security ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Benutzer auf beliebige Websites umzuleiten, Informationen offenzulegen und die Identität eines anderen Benutzers anzunehmen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-2460Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen zu erlangen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-2923Atlassian Produkte (Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Crucible, Fisheye, und Jira): Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Atlassian Bamboo, Atlassian Bitbucket, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian Crucible, Atlassian Fisheye und Atlassian Jira ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, um einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

  • GHSA-293q-567p-wmwqSpring Security Vulnerable to Unauthorized User Impersonation when Using X.509 Client Certificates2026-06-10ghsa · osvUS

    In Spring Security Web, `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. `SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor` is deprecated by this CVE and replaced with `SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor`. As part of updating, you should also migrate to `SubjectX500PrincipalExtractor`. Affected versions: Spring Security Enterprise 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. OSS 6.5.0 through 6.5.10.

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published 2026-06-10modified 2026-07-23
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