GHSA-2q7c-5gjm-7q23 · Severity: high — An attacker with write permissions to the database table managed by...
An attacker with write permissions to the database table managed by JdbcAssertingPartyMetadataRepository (saml2_asserting_party_metadata) may be able to store malicious serialized payloads in the columns containing the collection of verification or encryption credentials (verification_credentials and encryption_credentials, respectively). Affected versions: Spring Security 7.0.0 through 7.0.5.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-40993 is rated Low Risk (32.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.20%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-18 | 0.09% | 0.20% | +0.10% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 0.01% | 0.09% | +0.08% |
| 3 | 2026-06-10 | — | 0.01% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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1.0 | 5.8 | [email protected] |
GHSA-2q7c-5gjm-7q23 · Severity: high — An attacker with write permissions to the database table managed by...
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| No affected products in dataset. | |||