CVE-2026-41851

June 9, 2026, 8:35 p.m.

5.3
Medium

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Vmware
  • Spring Framework
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a vmware spring_framework / / / / / / / /
a vmware spring_framework / / / / / / / /
a vmware spring_framework / / / / / / / /
a vmware spring_framework / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

5.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Timeline

Published: June 9, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
Last Modified: June 9, 2026, 8:35 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

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More info

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