CVE-2026-40974

A flaw was found in Spring Boot's Cassandra auto-configuration. This vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to bypass hostname verification during SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection establishment to Cassandra. This could enable a man-in-the-middle attack, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure, data tampering, or denial of service.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.