CVE-2026-59281
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CVE-2026-59281 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vmware | Spring Framework | < 5.2.26 |
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 5.3.0, < 5.3.50 |
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.31 |
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.29 |
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.20 |
| Vmware | Spring Framework | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.8.1 |
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59281Vendor Advisory
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