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CVE-2026-41716 Spring CVE debrief
CVE-2026-41716 is a high-severity vulnerability in Spring Data that allows for heap exhaustion through repeated requests. The vulnerability is caused by the internal property-lookup cache in Spring Data accepting and permanently retaining attacker-supplied strings as cache keys. This can lead to heap exhaustion, potentially causing a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
- Vendor
- Spring
- Product
- Spring Data Commons
- CVSS
- HIGH 7.5
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-10
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-07-17
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-10
- Advisory updated
- 2026-07-17
Who should care
Developers and administrators using affected versions of Spring Data should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it.
Technical summary
The vulnerability affects the following versions of Spring Data: 2.7.0 through 2.7.19, 3.3.0 through 3.3.16, 3.4.0 through 3.4.14, 3.5.0 through 3.5.11, and 4.0.0 through 4.0.5. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 7.5, indicating a high severity.
Defensive priority
High
Recommended defensive actions
- Upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Spring Data.
- Implement rate limiting or other measures to prevent repeated requests.
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD detail can be found at [cve-org] and [nvd], respectively. Additional information can be found at [ref-4].
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-41716 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41716
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-41716 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41716
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41716
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.