CVE-2026-41851

Applications which accept user-supplied Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack if the evaluation of a SpEL expression triggers unbounded cache growth. Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18; 6.1.0 through 6.1.27; 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41851	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework::::::::
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History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-09 05:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 08:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-41851

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41851

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41851

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

spring_framework

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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