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CVE-2026-40968

VendorvmwareProductspring grpcDiscoveredApr 28, 2026UpdatedOct 26, 2026

When an authenticated user is denied access to a gRPC method, their authenticated identity remains bound to the gRPC worker thread and can be inherited by a subsequent unauthenticated request on the same thread. This may allow the subsequent user to gain escalated permissions. Affected versions: Spring gRPC: 1.0.0 - 1.0.2 (fixed in 1.0.3). Older, unsupported versions are also affected.

CVSS v3.1
4.2 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.17%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Sep 25, 2026 → Oct 26, 2026
▼ 0.13pp
0.30% → 0.17% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityLOW
IntegrityLOW
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Apr 28, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Oct 26, 2026