Spring Boot's Cassandra auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when establishing an SSL connection to Cassandra. Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); Cassandra SSL auto-configuration. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.
Spring Boot's Cassandra auto-configuration does not perform hostname verification when establishing an SSL connection to Cassandra.
Affected: Spring Boot 4.0.0–4.0.5 (fix 4.0.6), 3.5.0–3.5.13 (fix 3.5.14), 3.4.0–3.4.15 (fix 3.4.16), 3.3.0–3.3.18 (fix 3.3.19), 2.7.0–2.7.32 (fix 2.7.33); Cassandra SSL auto-configuration. Versions that are no longer supported are also affected per vendor advisory.
Why this VPI (explainable, experimental)
VPI breakdown
| Impact | 50.00 |
| Exploitation signal(No additional exploitation signal) | ×1.00 |
| VPI | 50.00 |
VPI formula vpi-v1
| Source | CVSS Version | Base Score | Severity | Vector String | Assessment Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSV3rd | 3.1 | 5.0 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | 05/13/2026 |
| NVDNIST | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| 04/28/2026 |