Description
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.
Published: 2026-06-09
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Framework
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Framework

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Framework
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Framework

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Spring Framework Denial of Service via Unbounded Cache in SpEL
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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Spring Spring Framework
Vmware Spring Framework
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-27T21:03:56.341Z

Reserved: 2026-04-22T06:22:08.200Z

Link: CVE-2026-41851

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-09T13:34:55.071Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-09T05:16:37.297

Modified: 2026-06-09T20:35:44.357

Link: CVE-2026-41851

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-09T05:45:26Z

Weaknesses