CVE-2026-8338 | BDVDB-2026-353402 Detail

Black DuckCoverity Connect

Description#

A Spring Security authentication and authorization bypass exists in Coverity Connect versions between 2023.6.0 and 2026.3.0. An unauthenticated malicious threat actor that can send a specially crafted HTTP request is able to bypass authentication and authorization controls on certain API endpoints to access data within Coverity.

Impact#

CAPEC-87 Forceful Browsing

Weaknesses#

CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

References#

https://community.blackduck.com/s/article/Black-Duck-Product-Security-Advisory-CVE-2026-8338-Authentication-and-Authorization-Bypass

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-07-29Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-07-29
Last modified: 2026-07-29

Vendor information

Vendor: Black Duck
Product: Coverity Connect

All Black Duck vulnerabilities

Score

9.2 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 43.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Authentication Issues

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 2023.6.0 and < 2026.6.0
Fixed
2026.6.0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

9.2 Critical

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Attack Requirements	Present
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	High
Vulnerable System Integrity	High
Vulnerable System Availability	Low
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	None
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).