What is CVE-2026-40995?

CVE-2026-40995 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-40995?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

CVE-2026-40995

CVE-2026-40995

X509AuthenticationProvider could issue a fully authenticated X509AuthenticationToken when a presented certificate mapped to UserDetails, without applying Spring Security's standard account lifecycle checks (disabled, locked, expired, or cr…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@vmware.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40995?: CVE-2026-40995 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-40995?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.