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CVE-2026-59276

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Several components in Spring Security compare security-sensitive values using standard string equality (String.equals()) rather than a constant-time comparison. Because String.equals() returns as soon as it finds a differing character, the time taken to reject an incorrect value is proportional to the number of leading characters that match the expected value. Spring Security 7.1.0 Spring Security 7.0.0 - 7.0.6 Spring Security 6.5.0 - 6.5.11 Spring Security 6.4.0 - 6.4.18 Spring Security 5.8.0 - 5.8.27 Spring Security 5.7.0 - 5.7.25

How to fix

Remediation Available
spring securityNVD
Affected:>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.6.1Fixed in:7.0.6.1CVE-2026-59276derived from NVD
Affected:>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.19Fixed in:6.4.19CVE-2026-59276derived from NVD
Affected:>= 6.5.0, < 6.5.12Fixed in:6.5.12CVE-2026-59276derived from NVD
Affected:>= 5.8.0, < 5.8.28Fixed in:5.8.28CVE-2026-59276derived from NVD
Affected:>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.0.1Fixed in:7.1.0.1CVE-2026-59276derived from NVD
Affected:>= 5.7.0, < 5.7.26Fixed in:5.7.26CVE-2026-59276derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-59276?

Upgrade spring security to 7.0.6.1 or later.

Is CVE-2026-59276 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-59276 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.26% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 17% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-59276?

CVE-2026-59276 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-59276 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for spring security (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-02.