When configured to use an SSL bundle, Spring Boot's Elasticsearch auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when connecting to the Elasticsearch server.

Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.

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Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description When configured to use an SSL bundle, Spring Boot's Elasticsearch auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when connecting to the Elasticsearch server. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5; upgrade to 4.0.6 or later per vendor advisory.
Weaknesses CWE-295
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-27T19:30:55.167Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T02:18:56.133Z

Link: CVE-2026-40970

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-27T19:30:49.787Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-27T19:16:52.967

Modified: 2026-04-27T19:26:32.820

Link: CVE-2026-40970

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T00:30:15Z

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