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TI-2026-42414 Aliases CVE-2026-59281GHSA-549f-4rpc-3rw9

Spring Framework Cross-site Scripting via EscapedErrors

Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Spring MVC and WebFlux applications that obtain a data-binding Errors instance with HTML escaping enabled and then render field errors using the no-argument Errors.getFieldErrors() or Errors.getFieldError() accessors are vulnerable to arbitrary HTML/JavaScript code injection, potentially resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Spring Framework 7.0.0 - 7.0.8 Spring Framework 6.2.0 - 6.2.19 Spring Framework 6.1.0 - 6.1.28 Spring Framework 6.0.0 - 6.0.30 Spring Framework 5.3.0 - 5.3.49 Spring Framework 5.2.25.RELEASE and earlier

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00253 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

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 – 7.0.8; 6.2.0 – 6.2.19; 6.1.0 – 6.1.28; 6.0.0 – 6.0.30; 5.3.0 – 5.3.49; up to 5.2.25.RELEASE—No fix listedCNA
  • Spring Framework VendorVMware Affected 7.0.0 – 7.0.8; 6.2.0 – 6.2.19; 6.1.0 – 6.1.28; 6.0.0 – 6.0.30; 5.3.0 – 5.3.49; up to 5.2.25.RELEASE Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.2.26; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.50; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.31; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.29; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.20; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.8.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.2.26; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.50; 6.0.0 to before 6.0.31; 6.1.0 to before 6.1.29; 6.2.0 to before 6.2.20; 7.0.0 to before 7.0.8.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Fuse 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59281
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-549f-4rpc-3rw9

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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