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(CVE-2026-41852)

Vulnerability from cleanstart – Published: 2026-10-01 00:35 – Updated: 2026-09-30 08:59 – Source website

Summary

vulnerability in Spring Expression Language (SpEL) evaluation logic allows for arbitrary zero-argument method invocation, even within restricted or read-only contexts, which may allow an attacker t...

Details

Security vulnerability affects the apache-nifi package. A vulnerability in Spring Expression Language (SpEL) evaluation logic allows for arbitrary zero-argument method invocation, even within restricted or read-only contexts, which may allow an attacker to invoke unintended application logic.

Severity

3.7 (Low)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

URL

Type

	https://github.com/cleanstart-dev/cleanstart-secu…	ADVISORY
	https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41852	WEB
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41852	WEB

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CVE-2026-41852 (GCVE-0-2026-41852)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 03:51 – Updated: 2026-06-27 21:04

Title

Spring Framework Arbitrary Method Invocation in SpEL Expressions

Summary

A vulnerability in Spring Expression Language (SpEL) evaluation logic allows for arbitrary zero-argument method invocation, even within restricted or read-only contexts, which may allow an attacker to invoke unintended application logic. 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

3.7 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-06-09 13:38 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

vmware mitre root Scorecard

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41852

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
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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