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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40970 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 6.8 · vmwareNVD modified 2026-10-26 21:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-40970 Vendor Advisory