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TI-2026-30250 Aliases CVE-2026-41840GHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h

Memory leak in VMware Spring Framework

Priority LOW 26CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
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-401.

Summary

Spring WebFlux applications are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) attacks when processing multipart requests. Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.2.0 through 6.2.18, 6.1.0 through 6.1.27, 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00267 18th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Partial Spring Framework (Spring): 7.0.7.1, 6.2.18.1, 6.1.28 +1org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven): 7.0.8, 6.2.19Red Hat: 1 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareSpring Framework7.0.0 to before 7.0.7.1; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.18.1; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.28; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.497.0.7.1, 6.2.18.1, 6.1.28, 5.3.49Patch availableCNA
—org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven)7.0.0 to before 7.0.87.0.8Patch availableGHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h
—org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven)6.2.0 to before 6.2.196.2.19Patch availableGHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h
—org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven)6.1.0 – 6.1.21—No fix listedGHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h
—org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven)up to 5.3.39—No fix listedGHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h
  • Spring Framework VendorVMware Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.7.1; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.18.1; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.28; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.49 Fixed in 7.0.7.1, 6.2.18.1, 6.1.28, 5.3.49 Patch available CNA
  • org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.8 Fixed in 7.0.8 Patch available GHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h
  • org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.19 Fixed in 6.2.19 Patch available GHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h
  • org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.1.0 – 6.1.21 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h
  • org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 5.3.39 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0 to before 5.3.49; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.28; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.18.1; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.7.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 to before 5.3.49; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.28; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.18.1; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.7.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spring Framework (Spring) Fixed in 7.0.7.1, 6.2.18.1, 6.1.28, 5.3.49
  • Fix · GHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.8 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h org.springframework:spring-webflux (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.19 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Spring Framework 5.3.49, 6.1.28 and 2 more versions

    15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 14 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-30265 Spring Framework Unsafe Deserialization via Jackson JMS ConvertersPriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-30261 Spring Framework Denial of Service via Unbounded Cache in SpELPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-30260 Spring Framework Algorithmic Denial of Service via SpEL ExpressionsPriority LOW 39
    Show all 15 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Fuse 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41840
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-83f7-v6px-pp3h

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2022-07142 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-01175 Code injection in Spring Framework CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-04444 RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-01180 Code injection in Spring Framework CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-09283 Pivotal Spring Framework through 5.3.16 suffers from a potential remote code execution… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00050 The Jaxb2RootElementHttpMessageConverter in Spring MVC in Spring Framework before 3.2.8… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
See all 82 →

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