CVE-2026-40996

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

0.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 2.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-04.

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

2026-06-11 05:04Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-06-23 19:48Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-16

Assigning CNA

vmware

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic AlgorithmClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

b11ac0ca9872b6b08a0e2713ebb6614a27f4a070262acb199fdc5fc2f696c7b6

• spring.iohttps://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40996