diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/CheckAnalysis.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/CheckAnalysis.scala
index 8309186d5665..4dc0bf98a541 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/CheckAnalysis.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/catalyst/analysis/CheckAnalysis.scala
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ trait CheckAnalysis extends PredicateHelper with LookupCatalog with QueryErrorsB
     }
 
     // Validate the subquery plan.
-    checkAnalysis(expr.plan)
+    checkAnalysis0(expr.plan)
 
     // Check if there is outer attribute that cannot be found from the plan.
     checkOuterReference(plan, expr)
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SubquerySuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SubquerySuite.scala
index 3d4a629f7a9f..86a0c4d1799d 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SubquerySuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/SubquerySuite.scala
@@ -1019,6 +1019,17 @@ class SubquerySuite extends QueryTest
     }
   }
 
+  test("SPARK-41912: Subquery does not validate CTE") {
+    val df = sql("""
+                   |    WITH
+                   |    cte1 as (SELECT 1 col1),
+                   |    cte2 as (SELECT (SELECT MAX(col1) FROM cte1))
+                   |    SELECT * FROM cte1
+                   |""".stripMargin
+    )
+    checkAnswer(df, Row(1) :: Nil)
+  }
+
   test("SPARK-21835: Join in correlated subquery should be duplicateResolved: case 1") {
     withTable("t1") {
       withTempPath { path =>