CVE-2026-40986

Published Jun 11, 2026

Last updated 3 days ago

Overview

Description
Spring Web Flow's JavaScript RemotingHandler renders the body of an error response as HTML even when the response is not "text/html", which can result in a scripting attack in the user's browser if the error response from the server contains error details with input reflected from an attacker. Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.
Source
security@vmware.com
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
4.8
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

security@vmware.com
CWE-79

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.