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.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
References
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| https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-47838 |
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History
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Unauthorized User Impersonation when Using X.509 Client Certificates | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-287 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: vmware
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-09T23:50:07.988Z
Reserved: 2026-05-20T10:00:51.003Z
Link: CVE-2026-47838
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-10T00:16:54.897
Modified: 2026-06-10T00:16:54.897
Link: CVE-2026-47838
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-10T02:15:19Z