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SCA: security update for org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc (GHSA-4g9c-3x4p-mfpp)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 441331

Description

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

 - When an authenticated user is denied access to a gRPC method, their authenticated identity remains bound
 to the gRPC worker thread and can be inherited by a subsequent unauthenticated request on the same thread.
 This may allow the subsequent user to gain escalated permissions. Affected versions: Spring gRPC: 1.0.0 -
 1.0.2 (fixed in 1.0.3). Older, unsupported versions are also affected. (CVE-2026-40968)

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-4g9c-3x4p-mfpp

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 441331

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 5/7/2026

Updated: 6/15/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.81

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40968

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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-2026-40968

cwe: CWE-653