CVE-2026-41851 (GCVE-0-2026-41851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 03:51 – Updated: 2026-06-27 21:03
VLAI
Title
Spring Framework Denial of Service via Unbounded Cache in SpEL
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-09 13:34 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spring Spring Framework Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.0.7.1 (custom)
Affected: 6.2.0 , < 6.2.18.1 (custom)
Affected: 6.1.0 , < 6.1.28 (custom)
Affected: 5.3.0 , < 5.3.49 (custom)
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