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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

  • 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.

  • 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

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.