CVE•Published 2026-08-27•Modified 2026-09-01•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-59270Vmware · Spring_security
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.4
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS percentile
21
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 79% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Spring Security's embedded UnboundID LDAP server (UnboundIdContainer) unconditionally registers an administrative credential and binds its listener to all available network interfaces. 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
Timeline
Published 2026-08-27
Modified 2026-09-01
External references
Search for exposed instances
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).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-59270Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Vmware Spring Security"All exposed Vmware Spring Security instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Spring Security"HTTP body or banner mentions "Spring Security" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-59270Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-59270Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-59270Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-59270GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-59270" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.