SCA: security update for org.springframework.security:spring-security-web (GHSA-293q-567p-wmwq)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 444191

Description

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

- SubjectDnX509PrincipalExtractor does not correctly handle certain malformed X.509 certificate CN values,
which can lead to reading the wrong value for the username. In a carefully crafted certificate, this can
lead to an attacker impersonating another user. Affected versions: Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.24;
5.8.0 through 5.8.26; 6.3.0 through 6.3.17; 6.4.0 through 6.4.17; 6.5.0 through 6.5.10. (CVE-2026-47838)

Solution

Update the org.springframework.security:spring-security-web library and its related packages to version 6.5.11 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 444191

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/1/2026

Updated: 7/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-47838

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 6/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-47838

cwe: CWE-287

Detections

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