CVE-2026-40970

EUVD-2026-25908
When configured to use an SSL bundle, Spring Boot's Elasticsearch auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when connecting to the Elasticsearch server.

Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5 MEDIUM
ADJACENT_NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 8%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
vmwarespring_boot
4.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 4.0.6
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
Vulnerability Media Exposure
References
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40970