Bug 2463322 (CVE-2026-40976)

Summary: CVE-2026-40976 Spring Boot: Spring Boot: Security bypass due to ineffective default web security
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
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A flaw was found in Spring Boot. Under specific conditions, including being a servlet-based web application without custom Spring Security configuration and relying on the default web security filter chain, a remote attacker could bypass security. This allows unauthorized access to all application endpoints, leading to potential information disclosure and circumvention of security controls.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-28 00:01:47 UTC
In certain circumstances, Spring Boot's default web security is ineffective allowing unauthorized access to all endpoints. For an application to be vulnerable, it must: be a servlet-based web application; have no Spring Security configuration of its own and rely on the default web security filter chain; depend on spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure; not depend on spring-boot-health. If any of the above does not apply, the application is not vulnerable.

Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.