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VMwareCVE-2026-47841

VMware Spring Security: improper authorization

High7.4CVE-2026-47841 · Published Aug 26, 2026 · updated Sep 4, 2026

An application using Spring Security's WebAuthn support may be vulnerable to user verification bypass when using a distributed HTTP session store. Spring Security 7.1.0 Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6 Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11 Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18

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
>= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.18No 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-863

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