VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-41849
An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the evaluation logic of the Spring Expression Language (SpEL).
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the evaluation logic of the Spring Expression Language (SpEL). An attacker can exploit this by supplying a specially crafted SpEL expression that triggers excessive resource consumption, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Affected versions: Spring Framework 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.26% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- vmware/spring framework
- Source
- security@vmware.com
References
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41849Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.