CVE-2026-40964: cloud foundry foundation cf deployment Improper Authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-40964 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Authentication vulnerability in cloud foundry foundation cf deployment. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 01-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Authentication Bypass in cf-auth-proxy in Cloud Foundry Foundation all installations allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain read access to every log and metric for every application and platform component via minting a JWT that the cf-auth-proxy accepts as a valid logs.admin token. Affected versions: - log-cache_release: all versions through v3.2.6 (inclusive); fixed in v3.2.7 or later - CF Deployment: all versions through v55.?.0 (inclusive); fixed in v55.?.0 or later (bundles log-cache_release v3.2.7)
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.65%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.25 pp
From 0.39% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cloud foundry foundation2 products
- cf deployment≥ 12.44.0, ≤ 55.2.0
- log-cache_release≥ 2.7.0, ≤ 3.2.6
1 vendor · 2 products