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CVE-2026-41848 Spring CVE debrief
CVE-2026-41848 is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in Spring Framework. Applications may be vulnerable if an attacker provides a malicious pattern to certain methods in AntPathMatcher. The affected versions are Spring Framework 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.2.0 through 6.2.18, 6.1.0 through 6.1.27, and 5.3.0 through 5.3.48.
- Vendor
- Spring
- Product
- Spring Framework
- CVSS
- LOW 3.7
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-09
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-07-17
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-09
- Advisory updated
- 2026-07-17
Who should care
Users of Spring Framework versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.2.0 through 6.2.18, 6.1.0 through 6.1.27, and 5.3.0 through 5.3.48 should apply patches or mitigations.
Technical summary
The vulnerability exists in the AntPathMatcher class, specifically in the match, matchStart, and extractUriTemplateVariables methods. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted pattern that causes a denial of service.
Defensive priority
Low
Recommended defensive actions
- Apply patches or updates to Spring Framework versions 7.0.8, 6.2.19, 6.1.28, or 5.3.49.
- Use a different path matching strategy if possible.
- Limit the input length and complexity of patterns.
Evidence notes
The CVE-2026-41848 record and NVD detail provide information on the vulnerability and affected versions.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-41848 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41848
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-41848 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41848
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Mitigation or vendor reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-41848
[email protected] - Vendor Advisory
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.