Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 9, 2026· Updated Jun 9, 2026
CVE-2026-41851
CVE-2026-41851
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.springframework:spring-expressionMaven | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
org.springframework:spring-expressionMaven | >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.19 | 6.2.19 |
org.springframework:spring-expressionMaven | >= 6.1.0, <= 6.1.21 | — |
org.springframework:spring-expressionMaven | <= 5.3.39 | — |
Affected products
25- Range: 7.0.0-7.0.7, 6.2.0-6.2.18, 6.1.0-6.1.27, 5.3.0-5.3.48
- osv-coords23 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/apache-activemq-6.2pkg:apk/chainguard/apache-activemq-fips-6.2pkg:apk/chainguard/apache-camel-karavan-devmodepkg:apk/chainguard/apache-nifi-registrypkg:apk/chainguard/apache-nifi-registry-toolkitpkg:apk/chainguard/camunda-8.9pkg:apk/chainguard/camunda-zeebe-8.9pkg:apk/chainguard/jenkins-2.541pkg:apk/chainguard/jenkins-2.541-openjdk-17pkg:apk/chainguard/jenkins-2.541-openjdk-21pkg:apk/chainguard/jenkins-2.541-openjdk-25pkg:apk/chainguard/kafbat-uipkg:apk/chainguard/kafbat-ui-fipspkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-config-clipkg:apk/chainguard/keycloak-config-cli-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/zipkinpkg:apk/chainguard/zipkin-slimpkg:apk/wolfi/apache-nifi-registrypkg:apk/wolfi/apache-nifi-registry-toolkitpkg:apk/wolfi/keycloak-config-clipkg:apk/wolfi/keycloak-config-cli-iamguarded-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/zipkinpkg:apk/wolfi/zipkin-slim
< 6.2.8-r2+ 22 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.2.8-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.2.8-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.18.1-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.0-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.0-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 8.9.13-r3
- (no CPE)range: < 8.9.13-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.541.3-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 2.541.3-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 2.541.3-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 2.541.3-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.0-r12
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.0-r6
- (no CPE)range: < 6.5.1-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 6.5.1-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.1-r19
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.1-r19
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.0-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.0-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.5.1-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 6.5.1-r11
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.1-r19
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.1-r19
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxpp-56q6-5pcgghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41851ghsaADVISORY
- spring.io/security/cve-2026-41851nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/2c18c33ce0f89bf718c184190cfb7ed49b4276fbghsaWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/76a36dfd707cddbe7118a81c2e055b36501d2cffghsaWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v6.2.19ghsaWEB
- github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v7.0.8ghsaWEB
News mentions
1- Spring Framework: 13 Vulnerabilities Disclosed on June 9, 2026Vypr Intelligence · Jun 9, 2026