CVE-2026-59396: UAA's private_key_jwt client-authentication mechanism · Denial-of-service Vulnerability Exists
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 79.9.0 when convenient.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 10:31 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (vmware) | CVSS 4.0 | 6.9 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (vmware) | CVSS 3.1 | 4.9 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 79.9.0, 60.11.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade UAA to 79.9.0; cf-deployment to 60.11.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Cloud FoundryUAA | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Cloud Foundrycf-deployment | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict write access to clients and secure endpoints to prevent unauthorized triggering of this vulnerability.
Description
A denial-of-service vulnerability in UAA's private_key_jwt client-authentication mechanism allows an attacker with write access to clients or a compromised endpoint to cause service unavailability. This occurs by triggering repeated parsing of large cached JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) objects, leading to excessive CPU usage and potential Java heap exhaustion resulting in OutOfMemoryError.