{"id":"CVE-2026-40994","title":"Wss4jSecurityInterceptor initialized its BSP (WS-I Basic Security Profile) compliance flag so that inbound validation disabled WSS4J BSP enforcement on RequestData","summary":"Wss4jSecurityInterceptor initialized its BSP (WS-I Basic Security Profile) compliance flag so that inbound validation disabled WSS4J BSP enforcement on RequestData. Services that validate WS-Security on the network could therefore accept…","severity":"high","cvss":8.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-1188","CWE-358"],"vendor":"broadcom","product":"spring_web_services","affected":["spring_web_services < 3.1.9","spring_web_services >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.19","spring_web_services >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.3.1","spring_web_services >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.1.1"],"patched":["spring_web_services 5.0.1.1"],"published":"2026-06-11","updated":"2026-09-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40994","references":[{"url":"https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40994","label":"security@vmware.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40994.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40994"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487793"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40994"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40994"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00229,"epssPercentile":0.13683,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T13:39:55.298Z","slug":"CVE-2026-40994","body":"## Overview\n\nWss4jSecurityInterceptor initialized its BSP (WS-I Basic Security Profile) compliance flag so that inbound validation disabled WSS4J BSP enforcement on RequestData. Services that validate WS-Security on the network could therefore accept messages that violate BSP rules, weakening protocol-level checks.\n\nAffected versions:\nSpring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `spring_web_services < 3.1.9`\n- `spring_web_services >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.19`\n- `spring_web_services >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.3.1`\n- `spring_web_services >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.1.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `spring_web_services 5.0.1.1`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Fuse 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Fuse 7 · updated 2026-10-02 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40994.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":45.1,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}