SCA: security update for org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc (GHSA-37w2-q6vh-45v6)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 441424

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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. (CVE-2026-40969)

Solution

Update the org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc library and its related packages to version 1.0.3 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-37w2-q6vh-45v6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 441424

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/7/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40969

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/28/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40969

cwe: CWE-209