cve-2026-40992

MEDIUM CVSS 5.0 opencve
Description

Spring Boot's Mail auto-configuration does not enable hostname verification. Applications that set the relevant JavaMail property, such as spring.mail.properties.mail.smtp.ssl.checkserveridentity=true, are not affected. Affected versions: Spring Boot 4.0.0 through 4.0.6; 3.5.0 through 3.5.14; 3.4.0 through 3.4.16.

Timeline
Published
2026-06-11 07:16 UTC
Last Modified
2026-09-04
CVSS Details

CVSS details not available.

Affected Products

No product information available.

Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS metrics
Version Base Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Source
3.1 5.0 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L mitre
3.1 5.0 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L nvd
3.1 5.0 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L opencve
References

No references available.

Linked Vulnerabilities

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