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CVE-2026-41728 Spring CVE debrief

CVE-2026-41728 is a HIGH severity vulnerability in Spring Data REST's JSON Patch (application/json-patch+json) implementation. The vulnerability occurs because the write-access filter is not applied to intermediate path segments when resolving a multi-segment JSON Pointer. This issue affects Spring Data REST versions 3.7.0 through 3.7.19, 4.3.0 through 4.3.16, 4.4.0 through 4.4.14, 4.5.0 through 4.5.11, and 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.

Vendor
Spring
Product
Spring Data REST
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

Users of affected Spring Data REST versions should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 and is classified as HIGH severity. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The weakness associated with this vulnerability is CWE-284.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Spring Data REST.
  • Apply the patches provided by the vendor.

Evidence notes

The CVE record was published on 2026-06-10T00:16:52.260Z and last modified on 2026-06-10T19:24:04.320Z. The vulnerability was reported by [email protected].

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-41728 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41728

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-41728 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41728

    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.