CVE-2026-40976Vmware · Spring_boot
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
In certain circumstances, Spring Boot's default web security is ineffective allowing unauthorized access to all endpoints. For an application to be vulnerable, it must: be a servlet-based web application; have no Spring Security configuration of its own and rely on the default web security filter chain; depend on spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure; not depend on spring-boot-health. If any of the above does not apply, the application is not vulnerable. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.
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Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
vuln:CVE-2026-40976product:"Vmware Spring Boot"http.html:"Spring Boot"More intel sources (5)
vuln:CVE-2026-40976vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-40976CVE-2026-40976CVE-2026-40976"CVE-2026-40976" exploit -site:nvd.nist.gov