Indirect disclosure via unsigned SAML payload decryption
Published Jun 9, 2026 · Updated Jun 9, 2026
Improper signature verification in affected Spring Security releases allows remote attackers to obtain indirect disclosure via SAML payloads. The SAML service-provider path decrypts SAML Responses and encrypted elements in LogoutRequests and LogoutResponses without first requiring a valid signature. The service provider must expose SAML processing and hold decryption keys; crafted unsigned payloads then turn it into an oracle that leaks information about protected plaintext.
Summary
What happened
Improper signature verification in affected Spring Security releases allows remote attackers to obtain indirect disclosure via SAML payloads. The SAML service-provider path decrypts SAML Responses and encrypted elements in LogoutRequests and LogoutResponses without first requiring a valid signature. The service provider must expose SAML processing and hold decryption keys; crafted unsigned payloads then turn it into an oracle that leaks information about protected plaintext.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-41694
- Published
- Jun 9, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Spring
- Product
- Spring Security
- Classifications
- CWE-347
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.7.0 <5.7.24
- Affected versionversion=5.8.0 <5.8.26
- Affected versionversion=6.3.0 <6.3.17
- Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <6.4.17
- Affected versionversion=6.5.0 <6.5.11
- Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <7.0.6
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