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VMwareCVE-2026-41707

VMware Spring Security: authentication bypass

High7.4CVE-2026-41707 · Published Aug 25, 2026 · updated Sep 24, 2026

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.

VMware advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Spring Security
Product
<= 7.1.0No fix yet
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.6No fix yet
>= 6.5.0, <= 6.5.11No fix yet
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-294

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