Several Spring WS integration paths with Spring Security could surface detailed account state (for example locked or disabled user semantics) to remote SOAP clients through exception messages or callback outcomes, instead of failing with generic authentication errors. That behavior assists remote attackers in distinguishing valid accounts from invalid ones and inferring lifecycle state.
Affected versions:
Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
Affected versions:
Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
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References
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| https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40997 |
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History
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Several Spring WS integration paths with Spring Security could surface detailed account state (for example locked or disabled user semantics) to remote SOAP clients through exception messages or callback outcomes, instead of failing with generic authentication errors. That behavior assists remote attackers in distinguishing valid accounts from invalid ones and inferring lifecycle state. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8. | |
| Title | SOAP security faults leak Spring Security account state | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-209 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-11T05:04:08.960Z
Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:19:12.969Z
Link: CVE-2026-40997
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-11T07:16:27.663
Modified: 2026-06-11T07:16:27.663
Link: CVE-2026-40997
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-11T07:30:08Z
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