CVE-2026-40980 (GCVE-0-2026-40980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 07:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 12:32
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Summary
In Spring AI, a malicious PDF file can be crafted that triggers the allocation of unreasonable amounts of memory when handled by `ForkPDFLayoutTextStripper`. Affected versions: Spring AI: 1.0.0 - 1.0.5 (fixed in 1.0.6), 1.1.0 - 1.1.4 (fixed in 1.1.5)
CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Spring Spring AI Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.0.6 (custom)
Affected: 1.1.0 , < 1.1.5 (custom)
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