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TI-2026-30243 Aliases CVE-2026-41729GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f

Spring Data REST SpEL Injection via Map Key in JSON Patch

Priority LOW 37CWE-917Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-917.

Summary

Spring Data REST is vulnerable to SpEL expression injection through map-typed properties when processing JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests. When a persistent entity exposes a Map-typed property, the JSON Pointer path segment used as the map key is embedded directly into a SpEL expression without sanitization or validation. Affected versions: Spring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00408 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spring Data REST (Spring): 3.7.20, 4.3.17, 4.4.15 +2org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven): 5.0.6, 4.5.12

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Data REST3.7.0 to before 3.7.20; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.17; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.15; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.12; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.63.7.20, 4.3.17, 4.4.15, 4.5.12, 5.0.6Patch availableCNA
—org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven)5.0.0 to before 5.0.65.0.6Patch availableGHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
—org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven)4.5.0 to before 4.5.124.5.12Patch availableGHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
—org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven)4.4.0 – 4.4.14—No fix listedGHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
—org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven)4.3.0 – 4.3.16—No fix listedGHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
—org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven)up to 3.7.19—No fix listedGHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
  • Spring Data REST VendorVMware Affected 3.7.0 to before 3.7.20; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.17; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.15; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.12; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.6 Fixed in 3.7.20, 4.3.17, 4.4.15, 4.5.12, 5.0.6 Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0 to before 5.0.6 Fixed in 5.0.6 Patch available GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.5.0 to before 4.5.12 Fixed in 4.5.12 Patch available GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.4.0 – 4.4.14 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.3.0 – 4.3.16 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f
  • org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 3.7.19 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0 to before 3.7.20; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.17; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.15; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.11.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.5.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 to before 3.7.20; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.17; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.15; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.11.1; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.5.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring Data REST (Spring) Fixed in 3.7.20, 4.3.17, 4.4.15, 4.5.12, 5.0.6
  • Fix · GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.0.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f org.springframework.data:spring-data-rest-core (Maven) Fixed in 4.5.12 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41729
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j388-8rm5-p97f

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2018-01178 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05637 Improper input validation in Pivotal Spring Data REST and Spring Boot CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01164 XML external entity injection in Pivotal Spring Data Commons CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-30242 Spring Data REST JSON Patch bypasses Jackson read-only property protection on nested objects and collections CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-01179 Resource allocation without limits in Spring Framework CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-35301 Spring Data REST allows mutation of identifier and version properties via JSON Patch CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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