CVE•Published 2026-04-28•Modified 2026-04-30•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-40969Vmware · Spring_grpc
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CVSS v3.1
3.7
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Description
The raw message of every server-side AuthenticationException is returned to the unauthenticated remote caller in the gRPC status description. This allows an attacker to obtain information about the authentication failure, which may be useful for further attacks. Affected versions: Spring gRPC: 1.0.0 - 1.0.2 (fixed in 1.0.3). Older, unsupported versions are also affected.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-28
Modified 2026-04-30
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