PatchSiren cyber security CVE debrief
CVE-2026-41697 Spring CVE debrief
CVE-2026-41697 is a vulnerability in Spring Data Relational that allows an attacker to perform boolean-based blind data inference by supplying wildcard characters. The vulnerability affects Spring Data Relational/JDBC/R2DBC versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.5, 3.5.0 through 3.5.11, 3.4.0 through 3.4.14, 3.3.0 through 3.3.16, 3.2.0 through 3.2.15, 3.1.0 through 3.1.14, 3.0.0 through 3.0.15, and 2.4.0 through 2.4.19.
- Vendor
- Spring
- Product
- Spring Data Relational
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 4.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-10
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-09-04
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-10
- Advisory updated
- 2026-09-04
Who should care
Users of affected Spring Data Relational versions should update to a patched version to prevent potential data inference attacks.
Technical summary
The vulnerability occurs when using StringMatcher (STARTING, ENDING, or CONTAINING) in Query By Example (QBE). An attacker can supply wildcard characters to perform boolean-based blind data inference.
Defensive priority
MEDIUM
Recommended defensive actions
- Update to a patched version of Spring Data Relational: 4.0.6 or later, 3.5.12 or later, 3.4.15 or later, 3.3.17 or later, 3.2.16 or later, 3.1.15 or later, 3.0.16 or later, or 2.4.20 or later.
- Use a version of Spring Data Relational that is not vulnerable to this issue.
Evidence notes
The CVE-2026-41697 vulnerability was published on [cvePublishedAt] and modified on [cveModifiedAt].
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
-
CVE-2026-41697 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41697
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
-
CVE-2026-41697 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41697
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
-
Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41697
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.