CVE-2026-41850
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CVE-2026-41850 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Applications that evaluate user-supplied Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions are vulnerable to an Algorithmic Denial of Service (DoS). By providing a specially crafted expression, an attacker can trigger excessive resource consumption during evaluation, leading to application degradation or unavailability. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Applications that evaluate user-supplied Spring Expression Language (SpEL) expressions are vulnerable to an Algorithmic Denial of Service (DoS). By providing a specially crafted expression, an attacker can trigger excessive resource consumption during evaluation, leading to application degradation or unavailability. 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.49 |
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.28 |
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.18.1 |
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.7.1 |
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41850Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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