Vulnerability · Published Apr 27, 2026 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2026-40975
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity weak randomness in Spring Boot from Spring. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Values produced by ${random.value} are not suitable for use as secrets. ${random.uuid} is not affected. ${random.int} and ${random.long} should never be used for secrets as they are numeric values with a predictable range. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); random value property source / weak PRNG for secrets. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra | 4.0.6 | GHSA-m4x9-hx6x-2c43 |
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra | 3.5.14 | GHSA-m4x9-hx6x-2c43 |
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra | no fix listed | GHSA-m4x9-hx6x-2c43 |
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra | no fix listed | GHSA-m4x9-hx6x-2c43 |
| Maven | org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-cassandra | no fix listed | GHSA-m4x9-hx6x-2c43 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring Boot | 4.0.0 – before 4.0.63.5.0 – before 3.5.143.4.0 – before 3.4.163.3.0 – before 3.3.192.7.0 – before 2.7.33 |
Weakness: CWE-330, CWE-338 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40975
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40975 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2463331 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40975.json x_sadp-csaf-vex
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25089 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22619 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21772 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17668 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT