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Advisory severityCritical9.4VMware (Broadcom)

Critical [CVE-2026-59270] Spring Security: Spring Security's embedded UnboundID LDAP server (UnboundIdContainer) unconditionally registers an administrative cre…

This critical-severity VMware (Broadcom) advisory covers CVE-2026-59270 affecting Spring Security.

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CVE-2026-59270 Source published Source updated

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Affected products & platforms
VMware (Broadcom)Tanzu / Spring
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Summary

Spring Security's embedded UnboundID LDAP server (UnboundIdContainer) unconditionally registers an administrative credential and binds its listener to all available network interfaces.

Affected versions
  • Spring Security 7.1.0
  • Spring Security 7.0.0 through 7.0.6
  • Spring Security 6.5.0 through 6.5.11
  • Spring Security 6.4.0 through 6.4.18
  • Spring Security 5.8.0 through 5.8.27
  • Spring Security 5.7.0 through 5.7.25

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Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

NVD record · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

NVD record · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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