VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis

CVE-2026-41860

CWE-326 in BOSH allows a local attacker to steal Basic-auth credentials or redirect UAA token requests via MITM.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.07%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CWE-326 in BOSH allows a local attacker to steal Basic-auth credentials or redirect UAA token requests via MITM. HttpRequestHelper#create_async_endpoint and #send_http_get_request_synchronous hard-code OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE, enabling an attacker to intercept traffic between bosh-monitor and the BOSH director or UAA and steal credentials. Affected versions: - BOSH: all versions prior to v282.1.9 (inclusive); fixed in v282.1.9 or later

CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.07% probability · 0th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-326
Source: security@vmware.com

References

https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2026-41860-missing-tls-verify-on-bosh-monitor/

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.