Spring HATEOAS heap exhaustion through unbounded internal caching
Priority LOW 39CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Spring HATEOAS maintains an unbounded static cache of StringLinkRelation instances keyed on attacker-supplied strings. Affected versions: Spring HATEOAS 1.5.0 through 1.5.6; 2.3.0 through 2.3.4; 2.4.0 through 2.4.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.2; 3.0.0 through 3.0.3.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00299 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Spring HATEOAS (Spring): 1.5.7, 2.3.5, 2.4.2 +2org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven): 3.0.4, 2.5.3Red Hat: 1 without a fix
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring HATEOAS | 1.5.0 to before 1.5.7; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.5; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.2; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.2.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.3.1 | 1.5.7, 2.3.5, 2.4.2, 2.5.2.1, 3.0.3.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) | 3.0.0 to before 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
| — | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) | 2.5.0 to before 2.5.3 | 2.5.3 | Patch available | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
| — | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) | 2.3.0 – 2.3.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
| — | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) | up to 1.5.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
| — | org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) | 2.4.0 – 2.4.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-439x-6767-44cv |
- Spring HATEOAS VendorVMware Affected 1.5.0 to before 1.5.7; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.5; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.2; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.2.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.3.1 Fixed in 1.5.7, 2.3.5, 2.4.2, 2.5.2.1, 3.0.3.1 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.4 Fixed in 3.0.4 Patch available GHSA-439x-6767-44cv
- org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.3 Fixed in 2.5.3 Patch available GHSA-439x-6767-44cv
- org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.3.0 – 2.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-439x-6767-44cv
- org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.5.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-439x-6767-44cv
- org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.4.0 – 2.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-439x-6767-44cv
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_hateoas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.0 to before 1.5.7; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.5; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.2; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.2.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.3.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_hateoas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 to before 1.5.7; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.5; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.2; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.2.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.3.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring HATEOAS (Spring) Fixed in 1.5.7, 2.3.5, 2.4.2, 2.5.2.1, 3.0.3.1
- Fix · GHSA-439x-6767-44cv org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) Fixed in 3.0.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-439x-6767-44cv org.springframework.hateoas:spring-hateoas (Maven) Fixed in 2.5.3 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Spring HATEOAS 1.5.7, 2.3.5 and 3 more versions
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-29657 Spring HATEOAS Collection+JSON/UBER deserializers do not honor Jackson configurationPriority LOW 39
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41007
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-439x-6767-44cv
References
Other 9
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/issues/2514
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/issues/2518
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/issues/2519
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/commit/668fd3282e1c7ffc817499b4b3d85d3aa21c0c2e
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/commit/6b6622c92fd06d028a1d4522addf0e214c079f29
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/commit/b0a408f4b372b5287e23ec00260808958953496c
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/releases/tag/2.5.3
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-hateoas/releases/tag/3.0.4
More VMware Spring Hateoas vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29657 Spring HATEOAS Collection+JSON/UBER deserializers do not honor Jackson configuration CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-16902 Forwarded header exploit with Spring HATEOAS on WebFlux CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-41007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-439x-6767-44cv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-41007 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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