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.
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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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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-09T23:50:07.988Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T10:00:51.003Z

Link: CVE-2026-47838

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-10T00:16:54.897

Modified: 2026-06-10T00:16:54.897

Link: CVE-2026-47838

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-10T02:15:19Z