Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.5 Database Table JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository saml2_asserting_party_metadata deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.5. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects the function JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository of the component Database Table Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument saml2_asserting_party_metadata results in deserialization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-40993. The attack can only be performed from the local network. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Vmware Spring Security up to 7.0.5. This affects the function JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository of the component Database Table Handler. The manipulation of the argument saml2_asserting_party_metadata with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker with write permissions to the database table managed by JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository (saml2_asserting_party_metadata) may be able to store malicious serialized payloads in the columns containing the collection of verification or encryption credentials (verification_credentials and encryption_credentials, respectively). Affected versions: Spring Security 7.0.0 through 7.0.5.

It is possible to read the advisory at spring.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-40993 since 04/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/10/2026).

Upgrading to version 7.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spring Security 7.0.6

Timelineinfo

04/16/2026 CVE reserved
06/10/2026 +55 days Advisory disclosed
06/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: spring.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-40993 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40993
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-370011
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2026 06:21
Changes: 06/10/2026 06:21 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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