CVE-2025-41249

Published Sep 16, 2025

Last updated 8 days ago

Spring Framework

Overview

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CVE-2025-41249 is a vulnerability in the Spring Framework related to annotation detection. The flaw occurs when the framework incorrectly resolves annotations on methods within type hierarchies that have a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can lead to issues when these annotations are used for authorization decisions. This vulnerability affects applications using Spring Security's `@EnableMethodSecurity` feature. If an application does not use `@EnableMethodSecurity` or doesn't utilize security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or interfaces, it is not affected.

Description: The Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions. Your application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security's @EnableMethodSecurity feature. You are not affected by this if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces. This CVE is published in conjunction with CVE-2025-41248 https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41248 .
Source: security@vmware.com
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-285

Hype score: Not currently trending

References