CVE-2026-59281 (GCVE-0-2026-59281)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 17:57 – Updated: 2026-08-28 18:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via EscapedErrors
Summary
Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
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
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 18:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| 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 |
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