Spring Framework Server-Side Request Forgery via UriComponentsBuilder
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Due to incorrect host parsing, applications that rely on UriComponentsBuilder to parse and validate an externally provided URL string may be exposed to a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack. Affected versions: Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7; 6.2.0 through 6.2.18.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring Framework | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.7.1; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.18.1 | 7.0.7.1, 6.2.18.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) | 7.0.0 to before 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 | Patch available | GHSA-7m2p-62gw-p8qq |
| — | org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) | 6.2.0 to before 6.2.19 | 6.2.19 | Patch available | GHSA-7m2p-62gw-p8qq |
- Spring Framework VendorVMware Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.7.1; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.18.1 Fixed in 7.0.7.1, 6.2.18.1 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.0.8 Fixed in 7.0.8 Patch available GHSA-7m2p-62gw-p8qq
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.0 to before 6.2.19 Fixed in 6.2.19 Patch available GHSA-7m2p-62gw-p8qq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring Framework (Spring) Fixed in 7.0.7.1, 6.2.18.1
- Fix · GHSA-7m2p-62gw-p8qq org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Fixed in 7.0.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-7m2p-62gw-p8qq org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.19 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41854
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7m2p-62gw-p8qq
References
More VMware Spring Framework vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-41854 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41854 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7m2p-62gw-p8qq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-41854 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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