Security Bulletin: Due to use of spring-boot-autoconfigure-3.5.13.jar, IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services is vulnerable to not perform hostname verification. — CVE-2026-40974

Summary

CVE-2026-40974 is a advisory from IBM. Security Bulletin: Due to use of spring-boot-autoconfigure-3.5.13.jar, IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services is vulnerable to not perform hostname verification. Severity/Threat: critical.

Product

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source
• CVE Record
• NVD

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