CVE-2026-40968
Published:April 28, 2026
Updated:May 18, 2026
When an authenticated user is denied access to a gRPC method, their authenticated identity remains bound to the gRPC worker thread and can be inherited by a subsequent unauthenticated request on the same thread. This may allow the subsequent user to gain escalated permissions.
Affected versions:
Spring gRPC: 1.0.0 - 1.0.2 (fixed in 1.0.3). Older, unsupported versions are also affected.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-grpc.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v1.0.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.0.3org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc-core (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <1.0.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.3Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
2.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.03