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TI-2026-29650 Aliases CVE-2026-40999GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf

Spring WS SSRF via unvalidated WS-Addressing reply destinations

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

When WS-Addressing is used with non-anonymous ReplyTo or FaultTo addresses, Spring WS may initiate outbound connections through configured WebServiceMessageSender instances to destinations taken directly from request headers without verifying that those destinations are safe to connect to. 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 0.00383 32nd 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-ws-core (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-ws-core (Maven)5.0.0 to before 5.0.25.0.2Patch availableGHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
—org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core (Maven)4.1.0 to before 4.1.44.1.4Patch availableGHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
—org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core (Maven)4.0.0 – 4.0.18—No fix listedGHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
—org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core (Maven)3.1.0 – 3.1.8—No fix listedGHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
  • 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-ws-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.0.2 Fixed in 5.0.2 Patch available GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
  • org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.1.0 to before 4.1.4 Fixed in 4.1.4 Patch available GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
  • org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 – 4.0.18 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf
  • org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 – 3.1.8 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf

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-whpp-xv3h-rwxf org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core (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-2026-29649 Jaxp13 XPath XXE via StreamSource and SAXSourcePriority MEDIUM 42
    • 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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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40999
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whpp-xv3h-rwxf

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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