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              "value": "Spring Data REST is vulnerable to SpEL expression injection through map-typed properties when processing JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) requests. When a persistent entity exposes a Map-typed property, the JSON Pointer path segment used as the map key is embedded directly into a SpEL expression without sanitization or validation.\n\nAffected versions:\nSpring Data REST 3.7.0 through 3.7.19; 4.3.0 through 4.3.16; 4.4.0 through 4.4.14; 4.5.0 through 4.5.11; 5.0.0 through 5.0.5."
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              "value": "An attacker who can issue PATCH requests against a Spring Data REST endpoint with a Map-typed persistent property can inject arbitrary SpEL expressions via the map-key path segment."
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            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
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              "cweId": "CWE-917",
              "description": "CWE-917: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement (Expression Language Injection)",
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        {
          "url": "https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41729"
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