CVE-2026-40985 (GCVE-0-2026-40985)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-11 05:02
Modified
2026-06-11 05:02
Severity ?
6.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-917 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement
Summary
Applications that configure the WebFlowELExpressionParser are vulnerable to the use of malicious Unified EL expressions. Affected versions: Spring Web Flow 4.0.0; 3.0.0 through 3.0.1; 2.5.0 through 2.5.1.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Spring Spring Web Flow Version: 4.0.0   < 4.0.1
Version: 3.0.0   < 3.0.2
Version: 2.5.0   < 2.5.2
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