Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information Affecting org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc-core package, versions [,1.0.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGSPRINGFRAMEWORKGRPC-16321422
  • published29 Apr 2026
  • disclosed28 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40969  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-209  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.springframework.grpc:spring-grpc-core to version 1.0.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information due to the raw message of every server-side AuthenticationException being returned to the unauthenticated remote caller in the gRPC status description. This allows an attacker to obtain information about the authentication failure, which may be useful for further attacks.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1