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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: 2026-06-10
Advisory published: 2026-06-10
Advisory updated: 2026-06-10

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].

Official resources

CVE-2026-41697 was published on 2026-06-10T00:16:50.947Z and modified on 2026-06-10T19:24:04.320Z.