Spring Boot's Cassandra SSL auto-configuration disables TLS hostname verification

Brocade SANnav

1 more products

39009

24 September 2026

22 September 2026

CLOSED

LOW

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

CVE-2026-40974

Brocade Security Advisory ID

BSA-2026-3902

Component

Spring

 

 

Summary 

Spring Boot's Cassandra auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when establishing an SSL connection to Cassandra. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); Cassandra SSL auto-configuration. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory. 

Products Affected

  • No Brocade products are affected

Products Not Affected

  • Brocade Fabric OS
    [VEX Justification: Component_not_present]
  • Brocade SANnav
    [VEX Justification: Vulnerable_code_not_in_execute_path]
  • Brocade ASCG
    [VEX Justification: Component_not_present]

Solution

  • While not exploitable, a security update is provided in Brocade SANnav 3.0.1a

 

Revision History

Version

Change

Date

1.0

Initial Publication

September 22, 2026  

1.1

Added CVE-ID and CVSS base score

September 23, 2026

 

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