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TI-2026-29649 Aliases CVE-2026-40998GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm

Jaxp13 XPath XXE via StreamSource and SAXSource

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Jaxp13XPathTemplate evaluated XPath expressions for StreamSource and SAXSource inputs using a code path that parsed attacker-controlled XML with the JDK's default DocumentBuilderFactory behavior instead of Spring's hardened parser configuration. Applications that evaluate XPath against untrusted XML payloads could therefore be exposed to XML External Entity (XXE) style attacks. Affected versions: Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring Web Services (Spring): 5.0.1.1, 4.1.3.1, 4.0.19 +1org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven): 5.0.2, 4.1.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Web Services5.0.0 to before 5.0.1.1; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.3.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.19; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.95.0.1.1, 4.1.3.1, 4.0.19, 3.1.9Patch availableCNA
—org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven)5.0.0 to before 5.0.25.0.2Patch availableGHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm
—org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven)4.1.0 to before 4.1.44.1.4Patch availableGHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm
—org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven)4.0.0 – 4.0.18—No fix listedGHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm
—org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven)3.1.0 – 3.1.8—No fix listedGHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm
  • Spring Web Services VendorVMware Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.0.1.1; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.3.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.19; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.9 Fixed in 5.0.1.1, 4.1.3.1, 4.0.19, 3.1.9 Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.0.2 Fixed in 5.0.2 Patch available GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm
  • org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.4 Fixed in 4.1.4 Patch available GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm
  • org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 – 4.0.18 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm
  • org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 – 3.1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.1.9; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.19; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.3.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.1.1VulnerableBroadcom
  • cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:spring_web_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.1.9; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.19; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.3.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring Web Services (Spring) Fixed in 5.0.1.1, 4.1.3.1, 4.0.19, 3.1.9
  • Fix · GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm org.springframework.ws:spring-xml (Maven) Fixed in 4.1.4 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Spring Web Services 3.1.9, 4.0.19 and 2 more versions

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-29650 Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinationsPriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-29645 Wss4jSecurityInterceptor disables WS-I BSP validation by defaultPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-29648 SOAP security faults leak Spring Security account statePriority LOW 30
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Fuse 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40998
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mpf-m756-hxjm
  3. 2026-10-09 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-07303 Command injection in Aria Operations for Networks KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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