CVE-2026-40991

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 12.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-23.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-06-09 23:46Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-06-27 21:10Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-16

Assigning CNA

vmware

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.9)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

44b32ae4701e971782b62885da02a3813535775e8fbb6cc88b76a16ca111135c

• spring.iohttps://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40991