CVE-2026-40974
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
5.0
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
8.1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-295
Published 2026-04-28 · modified 2026-07-24
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
| Attack Vector | A | Adjacent |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | L | Low |
Timeline
- 2026-04-28 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-24 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
Spring Boot's Cassandra auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when establishing an SSL connection to Cassandra. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); Cassandra SSL auto-configuration. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.