PT-2026-35546 · Apache+1 · Apache Cassandra+1

Published 2026-04-27 · Updated 2026-05-17 · CVE-2026-40974

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Spring Boot versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.5 Spring Boot versions 3.5.0 through 3.5.13 Spring Boot versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.15 Spring Boot versions 3.3.0 through 3.3.18 Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 through 2.7.32 Spring Boot versions prior to 2.7.0

Description Cassandra SSL auto-configuration fails to perform hostname verification when establishing an SSL connection to Cassandra.

Recommendations Update to version 4.0.6 Update to version 3.5.14 Update to version 3.4.16 Update to version 3.3.19 Update to version 2.7.33

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-40974

GHSA-MQVW-JFMH-93QQ

Affected Products

Apache Cassandra

Spring Boot

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40974 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mqvw-jfmh-93qq · Vendor Advisory
• https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40974 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot · Note
• https://twitter.com/f1tym1/status/2055931204323496126 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/52000 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEarity/status/2049016188601286936 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2049088444698124637 · Twitter Post