CVE-2026-59280 (GCVE-0-2026-59280)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 16:41 – Updated: 2026-08-27 17:42
VLAI
Title
Spring Framework Path Traversal via Backslash in SpringTemplateLoader
Summary
Applications using Spring Framework's FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 17:41 UTC
CWE
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 253 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Spring Spring Framework Affected: 7.0.0 , ≤ 7.0.8 (custom)
Affected: 6.2.0 , ≤ 6.2.19 (custom)
Affected: 6.1.0 , ≤ 6.1.28 (custom)
Affected: 6.0.0 , ≤ 6.0.30 (custom)
Affected: 5.3.0 , ≤ 5.3.49 (custom)
Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.2.25.RELEASE (custom)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 4.3,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2026-59280",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-08-27T17:41:23.589187Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "cweId": "CWE-22",
                "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T17:42:15.735Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Spring Framework",
          "vendor": "Spring",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.8",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.0.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.19",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.2.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.28",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.1.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.0.30",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.0.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.3.49",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.3.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            },
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "5.2.25.RELEASE",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "\u003cp\u003eApplications using Spring Framework\u0027s FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier\u003c/p\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "Applications using Spring Framework\u0027s FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader.\nSpring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8\nSpring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19\nSpring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28\nSpring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30\nSpring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49\nSpring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier"
        }
      ],
      "impacts": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "value": "Applications using Spring Framework\u0027s FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader."
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T16:41:09.664Z",
        "orgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d",
        "shortName": "vmware"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59280"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "Spring Framework Path Traversal via Backslash in SpringTemplateLoader"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d",
    "assignerShortName": "vmware",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-59280",
    "datePublished": "2026-08-27T16:41:09.664Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-07-04T18:13:26.297Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T17:42:15.735Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2026-59280",
      "date": "2026-10-13",
      "epss": "0.00349",
      "percentile": "0.26699"
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "affected": [
          {
            "affectedData": [
              {
                "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                "product": "Spring Framework",
                "vendor": "Spring",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.8",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "7.0.0",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.19",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "6.2.0",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.28",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "6.1.0",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "6.0.30",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "6.0.0",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "5.3.49",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "5.3.0",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  },
                  {
                    "lessThanOrEqual": "5.2.25.RELEASE",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "0",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "source": "security@vmware.com"
          }
        ],
        "configurations": [
          {
            "nodes": [
              {
                "cpeMatch": [
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "30EF6490-8C00-47AA-92FD-20E4B85D2CAE",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.2.26",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "041DE7D7-3D90-4E6F-B086-63D8E0505527",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "5.3.50",
                    "versionStartIncluding": "5.3.0",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "BF7734A6-972B-4AA3-B52F-4CC72AD9DAEA",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.0.31",
                    "versionStartIncluding": "6.0.0",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "6E5F1411-93C7-440E-9489-8AFF4AA60784",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.29",
                    "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.0",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "B93122A2-48F7-4784-AE33-143DB012EC03",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.20",
                    "versionStartIncluding": "6.2.0",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  },
                  {
                    "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "matchCriteriaId": "6CB099EC-F3CA-4AB4-AD9F-B3AE73DE5EA5",
                    "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.8.1",
                    "versionStartIncluding": "7.0.0",
                    "vulnerable": true
                  }
                ],
                "negate": false,
                "operator": "OR"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "Applications using Spring Framework\u0027s FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader.\nSpring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8\nSpring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19\nSpring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28\nSpring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30\nSpring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49\nSpring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier"
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2026-59280",
        "lastModified": "2026-09-01T15:44:36.320",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                "baseScore": 4.3,
                "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
                "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
              "impactScore": 1.4,
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "type": "Secondary"
            }
          ],
          "ssvcV203": [
            {
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "ssvcData": {
                "id": "CVE-2026-59280",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "technicalImpact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-08-27T17:41:23.589187Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:18:57.780",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "security@vmware.com",
            "tags": [
              "Vendor Advisory"
            ],
            "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59280"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "security@vmware.com",
        "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
        "weaknesses": [
          {
            "description": [
              {
                "lang": "en",
                "value": "CWE-22"
              }
            ],
            "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
            "type": "Secondary"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-10-07T16:55:15+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2026-59280",
      "id": "CVE-2026-59280",
      "initial_release_date": "2026-08-27T16:41:09.664000+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "12",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "4",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "org.springframework/spring-webmvc: Spring Framework: Path Traversal via untrusted input in FreeMarker integration",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-59280.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": {
        "adp": [
          {
            "metrics": [
              {
                "cvssV3_1": {
                  "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                  "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                  "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
                  "baseScore": 4.3,
                  "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
                  "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
                  "integrityImpact": "NONE",
                  "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                  "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                  "userInteraction": "NONE",
                  "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
                  "version": "3.1"
                }
              },
              {
                "other": {
                  "content": {
                    "id": "CVE-2026-59280",
                    "options": [
                      {
                        "Exploitation": "none"
                      },
                      {
                        "Automatable": "no"
                      },
                      {
                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
                      }
                    ],
                    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                    "timestamp": "2026-08-27T17:41:23.589187Z",
                    "version": "2.0.3"
                  },
                  "type": "ssvc"
                }
              }
            ],
            "problemTypes": [
              {
                "descriptions": [
                  {
                    "cweId": "CWE-22",
                    "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)",
                    "lang": "en",
                    "type": "CWE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T17:41:21.291Z",
              "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
            },
            "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
          }
        ],
        "cna": {
          "affected": [
            {
              "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
              "product": "Spring Framework",
              "vendor": "Spring",
              "versions": [
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.8",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "7.0.0",
                  "versionType": "custom"
                },
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.19",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "6.2.0",
                  "versionType": "custom"
                },
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.28",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "6.1.0",
                  "versionType": "custom"
                },
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "6.0.30",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "6.0.0",
                  "versionType": "custom"
                },
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "5.3.49",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "5.3.0",
                  "versionType": "custom"
                },
                {
                  "lessThanOrEqual": "5.2.25.RELEASE",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "0",
                  "versionType": "custom"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "supportingMedia": [
                {
                  "base64": false,
                  "type": "text/html",
                  "value": "\u003cp\u003eApplications using Spring Framework\u0027s FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49\u003cbr/\u003eSpring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier\u003c/p\u003e"
                }
              ],
              "value": "Applications using Spring Framework\u0027s FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader.\nSpring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8\nSpring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19\nSpring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28\nSpring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30\nSpring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49\nSpring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier"
            }
          ],
          "impacts": [
            {
              "descriptions": [
                {
                  "lang": "en",
                  "value": "Applications using Spring Framework\u0027s FreeMarker integration may be vulnerable to a path traversal attack when a controller returns a view name derived from untrusted input and FreeMarker is configured to resolve templates through SpringTemplateLoader."
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "problemTypes": [
            {
              "descriptions": [
                {
                  "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)",
                  "lang": "en",
                  "type": "CWE"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "providerMetadata": {
            "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T16:41:09.664Z",
            "orgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d",
            "shortName": "vmware"
          },
          "references": [
            {
              "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59280"
            }
          ],
          "source": {
            "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
          },
          "title": "Spring Framework Path Traversal via Backslash in SpringTemplateLoader"
        }
      },
      "cveMetadata": {
        "assignerOrgId": "dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d",
        "assignerShortName": "vmware",
        "cveId": "CVE-2026-59280",
        "datePublished": "2026-08-27T16:41:09.664Z",
        "dateReserved": "2026-07-04T18:13:26.297Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T17:42:15.735Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
      },
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.2"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Drag nodes to arrange them. Double-click a related vulnerability to open it, or a source to visit its link. The Physics button on the left tunes the layout and the simulation; the legend at the bottom left hides or shows nodes by kind and by sighting type.

Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Vulnerability timeline

Sightings and recorded dates, grouped by day · UTC

JSON

Loading timeline…




    Related by attack behaviour

    Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.