CVE-2026-41856 (GCVE-0-2026-41856)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-11 05:05
Modified
2026-06-30 21:52
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Summary
The Spring GraphQL annotation detection mechanism for @Controller data fetchers may not correctly resolve annotations on methods within type hierarchies. This can be an issue if such annotations are used for authorization decisions. When all conditions are met, security annotations can be ignored at runtime. Affected versions: Spring for GraphQL 2.0.0 through 2.0.3; 1.4.0 through 1.4.5; 1.3.0 through 1.3.8; 1.0.0 through 1.0.6.
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Spring Spring for GraphQL Version: 2.0.0   < 2.0.3.1
Version: 1.4.0   < 1.4.5.1
Version: 1.3.0   < 1.3.9
Version: 1.0.0   < 1.0.7
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