CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-41707Vmware Spring Security

NVDCVSS scored by security@vmware.com

Vulnerability Summary

Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay vulnerability in Spring Spring Security allows Spring Security's DPoPProofJwtDecoderFactory contains a cache-based replay attack vulnerability. The internal cache storing JWT ID claims has a strict size limit, allowing attackers to evict legitimate entries by flooding the server with dummy requests, then replay intercepted valid DPoP proofs.

This issue affects Spring Security: 7.1.0, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, and from 6.5.0 through 6.5.11.
Severity Level
HIGH(7.4)
Published Date
Aug 25, 2026
Last Modified
Sep 24, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.39%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.4 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Vmware Spring Security >= 6.5.0 and < 6.5.12
  • Vmware Spring Security >= 7.0.0 and < 7.0.6.1
  • Vmware Spring Security >= 7.1.0 and < 7.1.0.1
Patched Versions
  • Vmware Spring Security 6.5.12
  • Vmware Spring Security 7.0.6.1
  • Vmware Spring Security 7.1.0.1

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run Vmware Spring Security and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Aug 25, 2026Published
  • Sep 24, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 01:09 UTC