CVE-2025-41249: Spring Framework Annotation Detection Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
The Spring Framework annotation detection mechanism may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies with a parameterized super type with unbounded generics. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions. Your application may be affected by this if you are using Spring Security's @EnableMethodSecurity feature. You are not affected by this if you are not using @EnableMethodSecurity or if you do not use security annotations on methods in generic superclasses or generic interfaces. This CVE is published in conjunction with CVE-2025-41248 https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41248 .
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Framework | 6.2.x to before 6.2.11; 6.1.x to before 6.1.23; 5.3.x to before 5.3.45 | 6.2.11, 6.1.23, 5.3.45 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) | 5.3.0 – 5.3.44 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x |
| — | org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) | 6.0.0 – 6.1.22 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x |
| — | org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) | 6.2.0 to before 6.2.11 | 6.2.11 | Patch available | GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x |
- Spring Framework VendorVMware Affected 6.2.x to before 6.2.11; 6.1.x to before 6.1.23; 5.3.x to before 5.3.45 Fixed in 6.2.11, 6.1.23, 5.3.45 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3.0 – 5.3.44 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x
- org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 – 6.1.22 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x
- org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.11 Fixed in 6.2.11 Patch available GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring Framework (VMware) Fixed in 6.2.11, 6.1.23, 5.3.45
- Fix · GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x org.springframework:spring-core (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.11 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2025:22765 Released 2025-12-04 · Red Hat rating ImportantHawtIO 4.3.0 for Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 Release and security update.
- HawtIO HawtIO 4.3.0
- RHSA-2025:19094 Released 2025-10-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.24.0 Release.
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.24 registry.redhat.io/devspaces/code-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/openvsx-rhel9 +4
- RHSA-2025:18028 Released 2025-10-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.10.7 for Spring Boot release.
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.10.7 for Spring Boot 3.4.10
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat AMQ Clients | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| HawtIO HawtIO 4.3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22765 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.24 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:19094 |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.10.7 for Spring Boot 3.4.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:18028 |
Not affected: 9 products
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces (RHOSDS) 3.24
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41249
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x
References
Other 5
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2025-41249
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/35342
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/6d710d482a6785b069e35022e81758953afc21ff
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/releases/tag/v6.2.11
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Sources
- CVE-2025-41249 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-41249 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmp9-x22r-554x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-41249 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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