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TI-2026-35301 Aliases CVE-2026-47849GHSA-4xj4-jmcc-9rq7

Spring Data REST allows mutation of identifier and version properties via JSON Patch

Priority LOW 31CWE-915Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-915.

Summary

Spring Data REST does not guard identifier (@Id) and version (@Version) properties against mutation via RFC 6902 JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests. Spring Data REST 5.1.0 Spring Data REST 5.0.0 - 5.0.6 Spring Data REST 4.5.0 - 4.5.12 Spring Data REST 4.0.0 - 4.4.15 Spring Data REST 3.7.20 and earlier

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 Data REST5.1.0; 5.0.0 – 5.0.6; 4.5.0 – 4.5.12; 4.0.0 – 4.4.15; up to 3.7.20—No fix listedCNA
  • Spring Data REST VendorVMware Affected 5.1.0; 5.0.0 – 5.0.6; 4.5.0 – 4.5.12; 4.0.0 – 4.4.15; up to 3.7.20 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.7.21; 4.0.0 to before 4.4.16; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.13; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.6.1; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.0.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_data_rest:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.7.21; 4.0.0 to before 4.4.16; 4.5.0 to before 4.5.13; 5.0.0 to before 5.0.6.1; 5.1.0 to before 5.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47849
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xj4-jmcc-9rq7

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2026-30243 Spring Data REST SpEL Injection via Map Key in JSON Patch CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-01179 Resource allocation without limits in Spring Framework CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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