VMwareCVE-2026-47842
VMware Spring Security: weak encryption
Medium6.5CVE-2026-47842 · Published Aug 26, 2026 · updated Sep 4, 2026
Applications using AesBytesEncryptor with the two-argument constructor or when passing a null IV generator and CBC as the encryption mode encrypt data with AES/CBC using a null (all-zero) initialization vector. 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 Spring Security 5.8.0 - 5.8.27 Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.25
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Security Product | <= 7.1.0 | No fix yet |
| >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.6 | No fix yet | |
| >= 6.5.0, <= 6.5.11 | No fix yet | |
| >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.18 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-326
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