CVE-2026-41851

Published Jun 9, 2026

Last updated 15 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
security@vmware.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
spring_framework

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
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:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

security@vmware.com
CWE-770

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.