This high-severity CVE scores 8.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 97% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.
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SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values, which can lead to reading the wrong value for the username. In a carefully crafted certificate, this can lead to an attacker impersonating another user.
Affected versions: Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.24; 5.8.0 through 5.8.26; 6.3.0 through 6.3.17; 6.4.0 through 6.4.17; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10.
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June 10, 2026
July 23, 2026
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.springframework.security:spring-security-web | 3.0.0.RELEASE ... 5.7.9 (173 versions) |
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Maven:org.springframework.security:spring-security-web
CWE-287
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